#9B1E2A#9B1E2A
#9B1E2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.160 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B1E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 30, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 68%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 81%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 72.9%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.12, 50.52, 26.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.12, 56.86, 27.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.17% 0.148 0.0597) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.17% 0.16 22) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4014, 8.0665, 2.9887) |
| Luminance | 0.0806 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.81
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.61
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.27
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.38
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.50
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B1E2A #1E9B8F
analogous
#9B1E69 #9B1E2A #9B511E
triadic
#9B1E2A #2A9B1E #1E2A9B
tetradic
#9B1E2A #699B1E #1E9B8F #511E9B
square
#9B1E2A #699B1E #1E9B8F #511E9B
split-complementary
#9B1E2A #1E9B51 #1E699B
monochromatic
#340A0E #68141C #9B1E2A #CE2838 #DE5562
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.04
#9B1E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.61
#9B1E2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B1E2A
8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B1E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B1E2A | 1.00 | 8.04 | 2.61 | 8.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453F29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b1e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 30, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.160 22.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16763',
500: '#9b1e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b1e2a; $custom-light: #c16763; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b1e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 30,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.24,
"s": 67.568,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45172,
"c": 0.15959,
"h": 22
},
"luminance": 0.08064
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B1E2A
secondary
#53C2B7
accent
#EADA3D
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBEA
border
#D2C6C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A79