#9E222C#9E222C

#9E222C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.159 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E222C
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 44)
HSL	hsl(355, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(355, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 72.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.20, 50.30, 26.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.20, 56.74, 27.57°)
OKLab	oklab(46.09% 0.1473 0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(46.09% 0.159 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.1289, 8.5974, 3.2452)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E222C #229E94

analogous

#9E226A #9E222C #9E5622

triadic

#9E222C #2C9E22 #222C9E

tetradic

#9E222C #6A9E22 #229E94 #56229E

square

#9E222C #6A9E22 #229E94 #56229E

split-complementary

#9E222C #229E56 #226A9E

monochromatic

#390C10 #6C171E #9E222C #D02D3A #DC5E68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#9E222C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9E222C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E222C

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E222C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E222C	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47422B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e222c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.159 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36965',
    500: '#9e222c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e222c;
$custom-light: #c36965;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e222c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.161,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46088,
    "c": 0.1592,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E222C

secondary

#5BC1B9

accent

#E8DA40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAEBEB

border

#D3C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E222C

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

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