#9E2220#9E2220

#9E2220 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.161 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2220
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 32)
HSL	hsl(1, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(1, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 79.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.04, 49.80, 33.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.04, 59.92, 33.80°)
OKLab	oklab(45.92% 0.1431 0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(45.92% 0.161 27)
XYZ	xyz(14.9351, 8.5198, 2.2243)
Luminance	0.0852 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2220 #209C9E

analogous

#9E205D #9E2220 #9E6120

triadic

#9E2220 #209E22 #22209E

tetradic

#9E2220 #5D9E20 #209C9E #61209E

square

#9E2220 #5D9E20 #209C9E #61209E

split-complementary

#9E2220 #209E61 #205D9E

monochromatic

#380C0B #6B1716 #9E2220 #D12D2A #DE5D5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#9E2220 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#9E2220 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2220

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2220	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2220	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)

#49411E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2220;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.161 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4695c',
    500: '#9e2220',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2220;
$custom-light: #c4695c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2220",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.952,
    "s": 66.316,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45924,
    "c": 0.1605,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.08517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2220

secondary

#58C0C2

accent

#E7E93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2220

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

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