#A9222B#A9222B

#A9222B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.170 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A9222B
RGB	rgb(169, 34, 43)
HSL	hsl(356, 67%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(356, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 74.6%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.40, 53.58, 30.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.40, 61.41, 29.25°)
OKLab	oklab(48.11% 0.1561 0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(48.11% 0.17 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.3723, 9.7562, 3.2535)
Luminance	0.0975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A9222B #22A9A0

analogous

#A9226F #A9222B #A95D22

triadic

#A9222B #2BA922 #222BA9

tetradic

#A9222B #6FA922 #22A9A0 #5D22A9

square

#A9222B #6FA922 #22A9A0 #5D22A9

split-complementary

#A9222B #22A95D #226FA9

monochromatic

#430D11 #76181E #A9222B #D6323D #E0656E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#A9222B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#A9222B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A9222B

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A9222B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A9222B	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C462A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6226

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a9222b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 34, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.170 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb6b64',
    500: '#a9222b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a9222b;
$custom-light: #cb6b64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a9222b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 169,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356,
    "s": 66.502,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48114,
    "c": 0.17011,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A9222B

secondary

#61C5BF

accent

#E9DE3E

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A9222B

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

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