#9E2322#9E2322

#9E2322 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.159 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E2322
RGB	rgb(158, 35, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 78.5%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.18, 49.55, 32.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.18, 59.15, 33.11°)
OKLab	oklab(46.03% 0.1427 0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(46.03% 0.159 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.9921, 8.5890, 2.3815)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E2322 #229D9E

analogous

#9E225F #9E2322 #9E6122

triadic

#9E2322 #229E23 #23229E

tetradic

#9E2322 #5F9E22 #229D9E #61229E

square

#9E2322 #5F9E22 #229D9E #61229E

split-complementary

#9E2322 #229E61 #225F9E

monochromatic

#390D0C #6C1817 #9E2322 #D02E2D #DC5F5E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#9E2322 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9E2322 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E2322

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E2322	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E2322	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494220

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e2322;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.159 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3695e',
    500: '#9e2322',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e2322;
$custom-light: #c3695e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e2322",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.484,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46034,
    "c": 0.15945,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E2322

secondary

#5BC0C1

accent

#E6E840

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E2322

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

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