#9B2223#9B2223

#9B2223 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.157 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2223
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 35)
HSL	hsl(360, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(360, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 77.4%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.47, 48.97, 30.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.47, 57.84, 32.14°)
OKLab	oklab(45.4% 0.1415 0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(45.4% 0.157 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.3947, 8.2362, 2.4216)
Luminance	0.0823 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2223 #229B9A

analogous

#9B2260 #9B2223 #9B5E22

triadic

#9B2223 #239B22 #22239B

tetradic

#9B2223 #609B22 #229B9A #5E229B

square

#9B2223 #609B22 #229B9A #5E229B

split-complementary

#9B2223 #229B5E #22609B

monochromatic

#370C0C #691718 #9B2223 #CD2D2E #DB5C5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#9B2223 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#9B2223 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2223

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2223	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2223	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474022

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2223;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.157 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1685e',
    500: '#9b2223',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2223;
$custom-light: #c1685e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2223",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.504,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45401,
    "c": 0.15711,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2223

secondary

#59C0BF

accent

#E7E641

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2223

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

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