#9B2122#9B2122
#9B2122 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.158 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2122 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 33, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 78.1%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.34, 49.26, 31.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.34, 58.32, 32.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.3% 0.1422 0.069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.3% 0.158 25.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3519, 8.1740, 2.3351) |
| Luminance | 0.0817 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.69
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.71
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.77
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.95
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.28
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2122 #219B9A
analogous
#9B215F #9B2122 #9B5D21
triadic
#9B2122 #229B21 #21229B
tetradic
#9B2122 #5F9B21 #219B9A #5D219B
square
#9B2122 #5F9B21 #219B9A #5D219B
split-complementary
#9B2122 #219B5D #215F9B
monochromatic
#360C0C #691617 #9B2122 #CD2C2D #DC5A5B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.97
#9B2122 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#9B2122 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2122
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2122 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2122 | 1.00 | 7.97 | 2.63 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#474021
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655A1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2122; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 33, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.158 25.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1685d',
500: '#9b2122',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2122; $custom-light: #c1685d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2122",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 33,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.508,
"s": 64.894,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45303,
"c": 0.15803,
"h": 25.9
},
"luminance": 0.08172
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2122
secondary
#58C0BF
accent
#E8E640
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79