#9B2123#9B2123

#9B2123 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.158 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2123
RGB	rgb(155, 33, 35)
HSL	hsl(359, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(359, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 77.4%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.35, 49.30, 30.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.35, 58.05, 31.87°)
OKLab	oklab(45.32% 0.1425 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(45.32% 0.158 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.3665, 8.1799, 2.4122)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2123 #219B99

analogous

#9B2160 #9B2123 #9B5C21

triadic

#9B2123 #239B21 #21239B

tetradic

#9B2123 #609B21 #219B99 #5C219B

square

#9B2123 #609B21 #219B99 #5C219B

split-complementary

#9B2123 #219B5C #21609B

monochromatic

#360C0C #691618 #9B2123 #CD2C2E #DC5A5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#9B2123 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#9B2123 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2123

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2123	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2123	1.00	7.97	2.64	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474022

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2123;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 33, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.158 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1685e',
    500: '#9b2123',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2123;
$custom-light: #c1685e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2123",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.016,
    "s": 64.894,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45315,
    "c": 0.15792,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2123

secondary

#58C0BE

accent

#E8E540

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2123

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

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