#9E223A#9E223A

#9E223A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.159 H 15.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E223A
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 58)
HSL	hsl(348, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(348, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 63.3%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.44, 51.08, 17.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.44, 54.05, 19.10°)
OKLab	oklab(46.35% 0.1529 0.0429)
OKLCH	oklch(46.35% 0.159 15.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.4379, 8.7210, 4.8726)
Luminance	0.0872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E223A #229E86

analogous

#9E2278 #9E223A #9E4822

triadic

#9E223A #3A9E22 #223A9E

tetradic

#9E223A #789E22 #229E86 #48229E

square

#9E223A #789E22 #229E86 #48229E

split-complementary

#9E223A #229E48 #22789E

monochromatic

#390C15 #6C1728 #9E223A #D02D4C #DC5E76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#9E223A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9E223A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E223A

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E223A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E223A	1.00	7.65	2.74	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45433A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e223a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.159 15.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2696f',
    500: '#9e223a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e223a;
$custom-light: #c2696f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e223a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.387,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46348,
    "c": 0.15878,
    "h": 15.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E223A

secondary

#5BC1AD

accent

#E8C740

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E223A

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

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