#9B221B#9B221B

#9B221B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.158 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B221B
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 27)
HSL	hsl(3, 70%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(3, 83%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 82.6%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.38, 48.69, 35.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.38, 60.15, 35.94°)
OKLab	oklab(45.31% 0.1389 0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(45.31% 0.158 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.2892, 8.1940, 1.8659)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B221B #1B949B

analogous

#9B1B54 #9B221B #9B621B

triadic

#9B221B #1B9B22 #221B9B

tetradic

#9B221B #549B1B #1B949B #621B9B

square

#9B221B #549B1B #1B949B #621B9B

split-complementary

#9B221B #1B9B62 #1B549B

monochromatic

#330B09 #671712 #9B221B #CF2D24 #E05850

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#9B221B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#9B221B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B221B

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B221B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B221B	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)

#484019

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665A15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b221b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.158 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26859',
    500: '#9b221b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b221b;
$custom-light: #c26859;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b221b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.281,
    "s": 70.33,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45309,
    "c": 0.15815,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B221B

secondary

#4FBDC3

accent

#E3ED3B

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B221B

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

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