#9B2224#9B2224

#9B2224 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.157 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2224
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 36)
HSL	hsl(359, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(359, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 76.8%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.48, 49.01, 30.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.48, 57.56, 31.63°)
OKLab	oklab(45.41% 0.1418 0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(45.41% 0.157 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.4097, 8.2423, 2.5009)
Luminance	0.0824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2224 #229B99

analogous

#9B2261 #9B2224 #9B5C22

triadic

#9B2224 #249B22 #22249B

tetradic

#9B2224 #619B22 #229B99 #5C229B

square

#9B2224 #619B22 #229B99 #5C229B

split-complementary

#9B2224 #229B5C #22619B

monochromatic

#370C0D #691718 #9B2224 #CD2D30 #DB5C5E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#9B2224 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#9B2224 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2224

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2224	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2224	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)

#474023

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2224;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.157 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1685f',
    500: '#9b2224',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2224;
$custom-light: #c1685f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2224",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.008,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45414,
    "c": 0.157,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2224

secondary

#59C0BE

accent

#E7E441

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBE9

border

#D2C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2224

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

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