#9E2223#9E2223

#9E2223 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.160 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2223
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 35)
HSL	hsl(360, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(360, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 77.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.08, 49.91, 31.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.08, 59.08, 32.35°)
OKLab	oklab(45.96% 0.1441 0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(45.96% 0.16 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9777, 8.5369, 2.4489)
Luminance	0.0853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2223 #229E9D

analogous

#9E2261 #9E2223 #9E5F22

triadic

#9E2223 #239E22 #22239E

tetradic

#9E2223 #619E22 #229E9D #5F229E

square

#9E2223 #619E22 #229E9D #5F229E

split-complementary

#9E2223 #229E5F #22619E

monochromatic

#390C0D #6C1718 #9E2223 #D02D2E #DC5E5F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#9E2223 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9E2223 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2223

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2223	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2223	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)

#484121

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2223;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.160 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3695e',
    500: '#9e2223',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2223;
$custom-light: #c3695e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2223",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.516,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45961,
    "c": 0.16012,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2223

secondary

#5BC1C0

accent

#E8E640

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2223

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

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