#9E2222#9E2222

#9E2222 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.160 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2222
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 78.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.07, 49.87, 32.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.07, 59.36, 32.84°)
OKLab	oklab(45.95% 0.1437 0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(45.95% 0.16 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.9631, 8.5310, 2.3719)
Luminance	0.0853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2222 #229E9E

analogous

#9E2260 #9E2222 #9E6022

triadic

#9E2222 #229E22 #22229E

tetradic

#9E2222 #609E22 #229E9E #60229E

square

#9E2222 #609E22 #229E9E #60229E

split-complementary

#9E2222 #229E60 #22609E

monochromatic

#390C0C #6C1717 #9E2222 #D02D2D #DC5E5E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#9E2222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9E2222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2222

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2222	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484120

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.160 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3695d',
    500: '#9e2222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2222;
$custom-light: #c3695d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45948,
    "c": 0.16024,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2222

secondary

#5BC1C1

accent

#E8E840

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2222

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

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