#9E2228#9E2228

#9E2228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.160 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2228
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 40)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 74.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.14, 50.11, 28.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.14, 57.73, 29.77°)
OKLab	oklab(46.03% 0.1458 0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(46.03% 0.16 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.0573, 8.5687, 2.8682)
Luminance	0.0857 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2228 #229E98

analogous

#9E2266 #9E2228 #9E5A22

triadic

#9E2228 #289E22 #22289E

tetradic

#9E2228 #669E22 #229E98 #5A229E

square

#9E2228 #669E22 #229E98 #5A229E

split-complementary

#9E2228 #229E5A #22669E

monochromatic

#390C0E #6C171B #9E2228 #D02D35 #DC5E64

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#9E2228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9E2228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2228

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2228	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)

#484227

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.160 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36962',
    500: '#9e2228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2228;
$custom-light: #c36962;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.097,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46028,
    "c": 0.15956,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2228

secondary

#5BC1BC

accent

#E8DF40

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBEA

border

#D3C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2228

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

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