#9B2124#9B2124
#9B2124 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.158 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2124 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 33, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 76.8%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.37, 49.34, 30.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.37, 57.77, 31.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.33% 0.1429 0.067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.33% 0.158 25.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3816, 8.1859, 2.4915) |
| Luminance | 0.0818 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.64
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.02
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.00
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.19
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.72
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2124 #219B98
analogous
#9B2161 #9B2124 #9B5B21
triadic
#9B2124 #249B21 #21249B
tetradic
#9B2124 #619B21 #219B98 #5B219B
square
#9B2124 #619B21 #219B98 #5B219B
split-complementary
#9B2124 #219B5B #21619B
monochromatic
#360C0D #691618 #9B2124 #CD2C30 #DC5A5E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.96
#9B2124 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.64
#9B2124 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2124
7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2124 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2124 | 1.00 | 7.96 | 2.64 | 7.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#474023
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655A1F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2124; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 33, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.158 25.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1685f',
500: '#9b2124',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2124; $custom-light: #c1685f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2124",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 33,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.525,
"s": 64.894,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45329,
"c": 0.1578,
"h": 25.1
},
"luminance": 0.08184
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2124
secondary
#58C0BE
accent
#E8E440
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79