#9B221F#9B221F

#9B221F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.158 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B221F
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 31)
HSL	hsl(1, 67%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(1, 80%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 80%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.42, 48.82, 33.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.42, 58.97, 34.12°)
OKLab	oklab(45.35% 0.1401 0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(45.35% 0.158 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.3386, 8.2138, 2.1265)
Luminance	0.0821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B221F #1F989B

analogous

#9B1F5A #9B221F #9B601F

triadic

#9B221F #1F9B22 #221F9B

tetradic

#9B221F #5A9B1F #1F989B #601F9B

square

#9B221F #5A9B1F #1F989B #601F9B

split-complementary

#9B221F #1F9B60 #1F5A9B

monochromatic

#350C0B #681715 #9B221F #CE2D29 #DD5A57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#9B221F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#9B221F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B221F

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B221F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B221F	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)

#48401D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b221f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.158 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1685b',
    500: '#9b221f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b221f;
$custom-light: #c1685b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b221f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.452,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45353,
    "c": 0.15761,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B221F

secondary

#55BEC1

accent

#E5EA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B221F

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

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