#9B212B#9B212B
#9B212B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.157 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B212B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 33, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 72.3%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.46, 49.65, 25.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.46, 55.98, 27.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.43% 0.1454 0.0594) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.43% 0.157 22.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4991, 8.2329, 3.1107) |
| Luminance | 0.0823 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.55
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.74
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.33
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.34
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.55
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B212B #219B91
analogous
#9B2168 #9B212B #9B5421
triadic
#9B212B #2B9B21 #212B9B
tetradic
#9B212B #689B21 #219B91 #54219B
square
#9B212B #689B21 #219B91 #54219B
split-complementary
#9B212B #219B54 #21689B
monochromatic
#360C0F #69161D #9B212B #CD2C39 #DC5A65
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.94
#9B212B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.65
#9B212B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B212B
7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B212B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B212B | 1.00 | 7.94 | 2.65 | 7.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#46402A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b212b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 33, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.157 22.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06864',
500: '#9b212b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b212b; $custom-light: #c06864; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b212b",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 33,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.082,
"s": 64.894,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45431,
"c": 0.15711,
"h": 22.2
},
"luminance": 0.08231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B212B
secondary
#58C0B8
accent
#E8DA40
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9EBEB
border
#D2C6C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A7A