#9E2227#9E2227

#9E2227 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.160 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2227
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 39)
HSL	hsl(358, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 75.3%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.13, 50.07, 29.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.13, 57.99, 30.30°)
OKLab	oklab(46.01% 0.1455 0.0658)
OKLCH	oklch(46.01% 0.16 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.0406, 8.5620, 2.7797)
Luminance	0.0856 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2227 #229E99

analogous

#9E2265 #9E2227 #9E5B22

triadic

#9E2227 #279E22 #22279E

tetradic

#9E2227 #659E22 #229E99 #5B229E

square

#9E2227 #659E22 #229E99 #5B229E

split-complementary

#9E2227 #229E5B #22659E

monochromatic

#390C0E #6C171B #9E2227 #D02D33 #DC5E63

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#9E2227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9E2227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2227

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2227	1.00	7.74	2.71	7.74
#FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484226

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.160 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36961',
    500: '#9e2227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2227;
$custom-light: #c36961;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.581,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46014,
    "c": 0.15967,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2227

secondary

#5BC1BD

accent

#E8E140

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2227

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

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