#9E2235#9E2235

#9E2235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.159 H 18.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2235
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 53)
HSL	hsl(351, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(351, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 66.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.35, 50.77, 20.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.35, 54.85, 22.24°)
OKLab	oklab(46.25% 0.1509 0.0494)
OKLCH	oklch(46.25% 0.159 18.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.3168, 8.6725, 4.2349)
Luminance	0.0867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2235 #229E8B

analogous

#9E2273 #9E2235 #9E4D22

triadic

#9E2235 #359E22 #22359E

tetradic

#9E2235 #739E22 #229E8B #4D229E

square

#9E2235 #739E22 #229E8B #4D229E

split-complementary

#9E2235 #229E4D #22739E

monochromatic

#390C13 #6C1724 #9E2235 #D02D46 #DC5E71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#9E2235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9E2235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2235

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2235	1.00	7.68	2.73	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464235

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655C31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.159 18.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2696c',
    500: '#9e2235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2235;
$custom-light: #c2696c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.806,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46247,
    "c": 0.15875,
    "h": 18.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2235

secondary

#5BC1B1

accent

#E8CE40

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2235

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

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