#9E221D#9E221D

#9E221D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.161 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E221D
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 29)
HSL	hsl(2, 69%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(2, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 81.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.01, 49.70, 35.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.01, 60.79, 35.16°)
OKLab	oklab(45.89% 0.1421 0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(45.89% 0.161 28)
XYZ	xyz(14.8962, 8.5042, 2.0193)
Luminance	0.0850 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E221D #1D999E

analogous

#9E1D58 #9E221D #9E631D

triadic

#9E221D #1D9E22 #221D9E

tetradic

#9E221D #589E1D #1D999E #631D9E

square

#9E221D #589E1D #1D999E #631D9E

split-complementary

#9E221D #1D9E63 #1D589E

monochromatic

#370C0A #6A1714 #9E221D #D22D26 #E05B56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#9E221D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#9E221D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E221D

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E221D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E221D	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49411B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e221d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.161 28.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4695a',
    500: '#9e221d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e221d;
$custom-light: #c4695a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e221d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.326,
    "s": 68.984,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45891,
    "c": 0.16088,
    "h": 28
  },
  "luminance": 0.08502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E221D

secondary

#54BFC3

accent

#E5EC3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E221D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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