#9E2224#9E2224

#9E2224 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.160 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2224
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 36)
HSL	hsl(359, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(359, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 77.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.09, 49.95, 31.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.09, 58.80, 31.85°)
OKLab	oklab(45.97% 0.1444 0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(45.97% 0.16 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.9928, 8.5429, 2.5282)
Luminance	0.0854 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2224 #229E9C

analogous

#9E2262 #9E2224 #9E5E22

triadic

#9E2224 #249E22 #22249E

tetradic

#9E2224 #629E22 #229E9C #5E229E

square

#9E2224 #629E22 #229E9C #5E229E

split-complementary

#9E2224 #229E5E #22629E

monochromatic

#390C0D #6C1719 #9E2224 #D02D2F #DC5E60

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#9E2224 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9E2224 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2224

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2224	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2224	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484123

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2224;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.160 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3695f',
    500: '#9e2224',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2224;
$custom-light: #c3695f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2224",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.032,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45973,
    "c": 0.16001,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08541
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2224

secondary

#5BC1BF

accent

#E8E540

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2224

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

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