#9E222E#9E222E

#9E222E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.159 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E222E
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 46)
HSL	hsl(354, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(354, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 70.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.23, 50.39, 25.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.23, 56.28, 26.43°)
OKLab	oklab(46.12% 0.1481 0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(46.12% 0.159 21.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.1674, 8.6128, 3.4480)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E222E #229E92

analogous

#9E226C #9E222E #9E5422

triadic

#9E222E #2E9E22 #222E9E

tetradic

#9E222E #6C9E22 #229E92 #54229E

square

#9E222E #6C9E22 #229E92 #54229E

split-complementary

#9E222E #229E54 #226C9E

monochromatic

#390C11 #6C171F #9E222E #D02D3D #DC5E6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#9E222E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9E222E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E222E

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E222E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E222E	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47422D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e222e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.159 21.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36966',
    500: '#9e222e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e222e;
$custom-light: #c36966;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e222e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.194,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46121,
    "c": 0.15906,
    "h": 21.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E222E

secondary

#5BC1B7

accent

#E8D740

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAEBEB

border

#D3C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E222E

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

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