#9E2233#9E2233

#9E2233 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.159 H 19.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2233
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 51)
HSL	hsl(352, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(352, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 67.7%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.31, 50.66, 21.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.31, 55.23, 23.47°)
OKLab	oklab(46.21% 0.1501 0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(46.21% 0.159 19.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2718, 8.6545, 3.9977)
Luminance	0.0865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2233 #229E8D

analogous

#9E2271 #9E2233 #9E4F22

triadic

#9E2233 #339E22 #22339E

tetradic

#9E2233 #719E22 #229E8D #4F229E

square

#9E2233 #719E22 #229E8D #4F229E

split-complementary

#9E2233 #229E4F #22719E

monochromatic

#390C12 #6C1723 #9E2233 #D02D43 #DC5E6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#9E2233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9E2233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2233

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2233	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464233

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.159 19.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2696a',
    500: '#9e2233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2233;
$custom-light: #c2696a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.774,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46209,
    "c": 0.1588,
    "h": 19.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2233

secondary

#5BC1B3

accent

#E8D140

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2233

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

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