#9B2220#9B2220

#9B2220 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.157 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2220
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 32)
HSL	hsl(1, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(1, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 79.4%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.44, 48.86, 32.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.44, 58.69, 33.64°)
OKLab	oklab(45.36% 0.1405 0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(45.36% 0.157 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.3520, 8.2192, 2.1970)
Luminance	0.0822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2220 #20999B

analogous

#9B205C #9B2220 #9B6020

triadic

#9B2220 #209B22 #22209B

tetradic

#9B2220 #5C9B20 #20999B #60209B

square

#9B2220 #5C9B20 #20999B #60209B

split-complementary

#9B2220 #209B60 #205C9B

monochromatic

#360C0B #681716 #9B2220 #CE2D2A #DD5B59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.94

#9B2220 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#9B2220 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2220

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2220	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2220	1.00	7.94	2.64	7.94
#FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47401E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2220;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.157 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1685c',
    500: '#9b2220',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2220;
$custom-light: #c1685c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2220",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.976,
    "s": 65.775,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45364,
    "c": 0.15748,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2220

secondary

#56BFC1

accent

#E6E93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2220

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

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