#9E221E#9E221E

#9E221E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.161 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E221E
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 30)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 81%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.02, 49.73, 34.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.02, 60.50, 34.72°)
OKLab	oklab(45.9% 0.1424 0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(45.9% 0.161 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.9087, 8.5093, 2.0855)
Luminance	0.0851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E221E #1E9A9E

analogous

#9E1E5A #9E221E #9E621E

triadic

#9E221E #1E9E22 #221E9E

tetradic

#9E221E #5A9E1E #1E9A9E #621E9E

square

#9E221E #5A9E1E #1E9A9E #621E9E

split-complementary

#9E221E #1E9E62 #1E5A9E

monochromatic

#370C0A #6B1714 #9E221E #D12D28 #DF5B57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#9E221E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#9E221E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E221E

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E221E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E221E	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49411C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e221e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.161 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4695b',
    500: '#9e221e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e221e;
$custom-light: #c4695b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e221e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.875,
    "s": 68.085,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45902,
    "c": 0.16075,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E221E

secondary

#55BFC3

accent

#E6EB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E221E

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

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