#9E223D#9E223D

#9E223D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.159 H 14.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E223D
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 61)
HSL	hsl(347, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(347, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 61.4%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.50, 51.27, 15.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.50, 53.66, 17.17°)
OKLab	oklab(46.41% 0.1541 0.0388)
OKLCH	oklch(46.41% 0.159 14.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.5165, 8.7524, 5.2863)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E223D #229E83

analogous

#9E227B #9E223D #9E4522

triadic

#9E223D #3D9E22 #223D9E

tetradic

#9E223D #7B9E22 #229E83 #45229E

square

#9E223D #7B9E22 #229E83 #45229E

split-complementary

#9E223D #229E45 #227B9E

monochromatic

#390C16 #6C172A #9E223D #D02D50 #DC5E7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#9E223D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9E223D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E223D

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E223D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E223D	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45433D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645D3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e223d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.159 14.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16972',
    500: '#9e223d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e223d;
$custom-light: #c16972;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e223d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.935,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46414,
    "c": 0.15892,
    "h": 14.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E223D

secondary

#5BC1AB

accent

#E8C340

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E223D

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

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