#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
RGBrgb(158, 34, 35)
HSLhsl(360, 65%, 38%)
HSVhsv(360, 78%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78.5%, 77.8%, 38%)
CIE-LABlab(35.08, 49.91, 31.61)
CIE-LCHlch(35.08, 59.08, 32.35°)
OKLaboklab(45.96% 0.1441 0.0699)
OKLCHoklch(45.96% 0.16 25.9)
XYZxyz(14.9777, 8.5369, 2.4489)
Luminance0.0853 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##9E22231.007.762.717.76
#FFFFFF7.761.0021.001.00
#0000002.7121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.761.0021.001.00

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

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#9E2223 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva