#9B221E#9B221E

#9B221E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.158 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B221E
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 30)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 80.6%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.41, 48.79, 33.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.41, 59.27, 34.59°)
OKLab	oklab(45.34% 0.1398 0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(45.34% 0.158 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.3257, 8.2086, 2.0582)
Luminance	0.0821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B221E #1E979B

analogous

#9B1E59 #9B221E #9B611E

triadic

#9B221E #1E9B22 #221E9B

tetradic

#9B221E #599B1E #1E979B #611E9B

square

#9B221E #599B1E #1E979B #611E9B

split-complementary

#9B221E #1E9B61 #1E599B

monochromatic

#340C0A #681714 #9B221E #CE2D28 #DE5A55

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#9B221E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#9B221E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B221E

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B221E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B221E	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48401C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b221e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.158 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1685b',
    500: '#9b221e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b221e;
$custom-light: #c1685b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b221e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.92,
    "s": 67.568,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45341,
    "c": 0.15775,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B221E

secondary

#53BEC2

accent

#E5EA3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B221E

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

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