#9E223E#9E223E

#9E223E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.159 H 13.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E223E
RGB	rgb(158, 34, 62)
HSL	hsl(346, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(346, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.5%, 60.8%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.52, 51.34, 15.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.52, 53.55, 16.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46.44% 0.1545 0.0375)
OKLCH	oklch(46.44% 0.159 13.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5437, 8.7633, 5.4295)
Luminance	0.0876 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E223E #229E82

analogous

#9E227C #9E223E #9E4422

triadic

#9E223E #3E9E22 #223E9E

tetradic

#9E223E #7C9E22 #229E82 #44229E

square

#9E223E #7C9E22 #229E82 #44229E

split-complementary

#9E223E #229E44 #227C9E

monochromatic

#390C16 #6C172A #9E223E #D02D52 #DC5E7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.63

#9E223E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9E223E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E223E

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E223E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E223E	1.00	7.63	2.75	7.63
#FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45433E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645D3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e223e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 34, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.159 13.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16973',
    500: '#9e223e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e223e;
$custom-light: #c16973;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e223e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.452,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46436,
    "c": 0.15898,
    "h": 13.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E223E

secondary

#5BC1AA

accent

#E8C240

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E223E

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

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