#9E2225#9E2225

#9E2225 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.160 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2225
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 37)
HSL	hsl(359, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(359, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 76.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.10, 49.99, 30.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.10, 58.53, 31.34°)
OKLab	oklab(45.99% 0.1448 0.0679)
OKLCH	oklch(45.99% 0.16 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0083, 8.5491, 2.6098)
Luminance	0.0855 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2225 #229E9B

analogous

#9E2263 #9E2225 #9E5D22

triadic

#9E2225 #259E22 #22259E

tetradic

#9E2225 #639E22 #229E9B #5D229E

square

#9E2225 #639E22 #229E9B #5D229E

split-complementary

#9E2225 #229E5D #22639E

monochromatic

#390C0D #6C1719 #9E2225 #D02D31 #DC5E61

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#9E2225 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9E2225 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2225

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2225	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2225	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)

#484124

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2225;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.160 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36960',
    500: '#9e2225',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2225;
$custom-light: #c36960;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2225",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.548,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45986,
    "c": 0.15989,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2225

secondary

#5BC1BF

accent

#E8E440

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2225

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

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