#9E221F#9E221F

#9E221F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.161 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E221F
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 31)
HSL	hsl(1, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(1, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 80.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.03, 49.76, 33.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.03, 60.21, 34.26°)
OKLab	oklab(45.91% 0.1427 0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(45.91% 0.161 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.9217, 8.5145, 2.1538)
Luminance	0.0851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E221F #1F9B9E

analogous

#9E1F5C #9E221F #9E611F

triadic

#9E221F #1F9E22 #221F9E

tetradic

#9E221F #5C9E1F #1F9B9E #611F9E

square

#9E221F #5C9E1F #1F9B9E #611F9E

split-complementary

#9E221F #1F9E61 #1F5C9E

monochromatic

#380C0B #6B1715 #9E221F #D12D29 #DE5C59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#9E221F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#9E221F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E221F

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E221F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E221F	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)

#49411D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e221f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.161 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4695b',
    500: '#9e221f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e221f;
$custom-light: #c4695b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e221f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.417,
    "s": 67.196,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45913,
    "c": 0.16062,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E221F

secondary

#56C0C2

accent

#E6EA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E221F

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

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