#9B2218#9B2218

#9B2218 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.159 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2218
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 24)
HSL	hsl(5, 73%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(5, 85%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 84.5%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.36, 48.60, 36.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.36, 61.03, 37.21°)
OKLab	oklab(45.28% 0.138 0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(45.28% 0.159 29.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.2562, 8.1809, 1.6924)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2218 #18919B

analogous

#9B1850 #9B2218 #9B6318

triadic

#9B2218 #189B22 #22189B

tetradic

#9B2218 #509B18 #18919B #63189B

square

#9B2218 #509B18 #18919B #63189B

split-complementary

#9B2218 #189B63 #18509B

monochromatic

#310B08 #661610 #9B2218 #D02E20 #E3564A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#9B2218 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#9B2218 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2218

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2218	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2218	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)

#484015

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665A11

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0021

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2218;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.159 29.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26857',
    500: '#9b2218',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2218;
$custom-light: #c26857;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2218",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.58,
    "s": 73.184,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45281,
    "c": 0.15855,
    "h": 29.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2218

secondary

#4ABBC5

accent

#E2F038

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2218

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

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