#9E222B#9E222B

#9E222B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.159 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E222B
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 43)
HSL	hsl(356, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 72.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.18, 50.25, 26.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.18, 56.98, 28.13°)
OKLab	oklab(46.07% 0.147 0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(46.07% 0.159 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.1104, 8.5899, 3.1474)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E222B #229E95

analogous

#9E2269 #9E222B #9E5722

triadic

#9E222B #2B9E22 #222B9E

tetradic

#9E222B #699E22 #229E95 #57229E

square

#9E222B #699E22 #229E95 #57229E

split-complementary

#9E222B #229E57 #22699E

monochromatic

#390C10 #6C171D #9E222B #D02D39 #DC5E67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#9E222B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9E222B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E222B

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E222B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E222B	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48422A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e222b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.159 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36964',
    500: '#9e222b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e222b;
$custom-light: #c36964;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e222b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.645,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46073,
    "c": 0.15928,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E222B

secondary

#5BC1BA

accent

#E8DB40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAEBEB

border

#D3C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E222B

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

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