#9E2226#9E2226

#9E2226 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.160 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2226
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 38)
HSL	hsl(358, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 75.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.11, 50.03, 29.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.11, 58.26, 30.82°)
OKLab	oklab(46% 0.1451 0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(46% 0.16 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.0242, 8.5555, 2.6936)
Luminance	0.0855 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2226 #229E9A

analogous

#9E2264 #9E2226 #9E5C22

triadic

#9E2226 #269E22 #22269E

tetradic

#9E2226 #649E22 #229E9A #5C229E

square

#9E2226 #649E22 #229E9A #5C229E

split-complementary

#9E2226 #229E5C #22649E

monochromatic

#390C0E #6C171A #9E2226 #D02D32 #DC5E62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#9E2226 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9E2226 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2226

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2226	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2226	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)

#484125

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2226;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.160 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36960',
    500: '#9e2226',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2226;
$custom-light: #c36960;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2226",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.065,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46,
    "c": 0.15978,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2226

secondary

#5BC1BE

accent

#E8E240

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2226

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

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