#9E2237#9E2237

#9E2237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.159 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2237
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 55)
HSL	hsl(350, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(350, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 65.2%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.38, 50.89, 19.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.38, 54.51, 21.00°)
OKLab	oklab(46.29% 0.1517 0.0469)
OKLCH	oklch(46.29% 0.159 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.3638, 8.6913, 4.4823)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2237 #229E89

analogous

#9E2275 #9E2237 #9E4B22

triadic

#9E2237 #379E22 #22379E

tetradic

#9E2237 #759E22 #229E89 #4B229E

square

#9E2237 #759E22 #229E89 #4B229E

split-complementary

#9E2237 #229E4B #22759E

monochromatic

#390C14 #6C1725 #9E2237 #D02D49 #DC5E73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#9E2237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9E2237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2237

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2237	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464337

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.159 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2696d',
    500: '#9e2237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2237;
$custom-light: #c2696d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.839,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46286,
    "c": 0.15874,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2237

secondary

#5BC1B0

accent

#E8CB40

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2237

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

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