#9B2222#9B2222

#9B2222 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.157 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2222
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 78.1%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.46, 48.93, 31.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.46, 58.12, 32.65°)
OKLab	oklab(45.39% 0.1411 0.0693)
OKLCH	oklch(45.39% 0.157 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.3800, 8.2304, 2.3445)
Luminance	0.0823 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2222 #229B9B

analogous

#9B225F #9B2222 #9B5F22

triadic

#9B2222 #229B22 #22229B

tetradic

#9B2222 #5F9B22 #229B9B #5F229B

square

#9B2222 #5F9B22 #229B9B #5F229B

split-complementary

#9B2222 #229B5F #225F9B

monochromatic

#370C0C #691717 #9B2222 #CD2D2D #DB5C5C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.94

#9B2222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#9B2222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2222

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2222	1.00	7.94	2.65	7.94
#FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474020

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.157 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1685d',
    500: '#9b2222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2222;
$custom-light: #c1685d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45388,
    "c": 0.15723,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2222

secondary

#59C0C0

accent

#E7E741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2222

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

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