#9E2232#9E2232

#9E2232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.159 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2232
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 50)
HSL	hsl(352, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(352, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 68.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.29, 50.60, 22.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.29, 55.42, 24.07°)
OKLab	oklab(46.19% 0.1497 0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(46.19% 0.159 19.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2500, 8.6458, 3.8828)
Luminance	0.0864 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2232 #229E8E

analogous

#9E2270 #9E2232 #9E5022

triadic

#9E2232 #329E22 #22329E

tetradic

#9E2232 #709E22 #229E8E #50229E

square

#9E2232 #709E22 #229E8E #50229E

split-complementary

#9E2232 #229E50 #22709E

monochromatic

#390C12 #6C1722 #9E2232 #D02D42 #DC5E6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#9E2232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9E2232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2232

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2232	1.00	7.70	2.73	7.70
#FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474232

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.159 19.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26969',
    500: '#9e2232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2232;
$custom-light: #c26969;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.258,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4619,
    "c": 0.15883,
    "h": 19.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2232

secondary

#5BC1B4

accent

#E8D240

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2232

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

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