#9E2230#9E2230

#9E2230 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.159 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2230
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 48)
HSL	hsl(353, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(353, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 69.6%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.26, 50.50, 23.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.26, 55.84, 25.26°)
OKLab	oklab(46.16% 0.1489 0.0556)
OKLCH	oklch(46.16% 0.159 20.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.2078, 8.6289, 3.6605)
Luminance	0.0863 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2230 #229E90

analogous

#9E226E #9E2230 #9E5222

triadic

#9E2230 #309E22 #22309E

tetradic

#9E2230 #6E9E22 #229E90 #52229E

square

#9E2230 #6E9E22 #229E90 #52229E

split-complementary

#9E2230 #229E52 #226E9E

monochromatic

#390C11 #6C1721 #9E2230 #D02D3F #DC5E6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#9E2230 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9E2230 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2230

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2230	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2230	1.00	7.71	2.73	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474230

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2230;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.159 20.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26968',
    500: '#9e2230',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2230;
$custom-light: #c26968;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2230",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.226,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46155,
    "c": 0.15893,
    "h": 20.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2230

secondary

#5BC1B5

accent

#E8D540

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2230

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

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