#9B2226#9B2226

#9B2226 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.157 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2226
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 38)
HSL	hsl(358, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(358, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 75.5%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.51, 49.10, 29.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.51, 57.02, 30.57°)
OKLab	oklab(45.44% 0.1426 0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(45.44% 0.157 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.4411, 8.2548, 2.6663)
Luminance	0.0825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2226 #229B97

analogous

#9B2262 #9B2226 #9B5B22

triadic

#9B2226 #269B22 #22269B

tetradic

#9B2226 #629B22 #229B97 #5B229B

square

#9B2226 #629B22 #229B97 #5B229B

split-complementary

#9B2226 #229B5B #22629B

monochromatic

#370C0D #69171A #9B2226 #CD2D32 #DB5C60

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#9B2226 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#9B2226 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2226

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2226	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2226	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474025

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2226;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.157 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16860',
    500: '#9b2226',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2226;
$custom-light: #c16860;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2226",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.017,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45441,
    "c": 0.15677,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2226

secondary

#59C0BC

accent

#E7E241

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBE9

border

#D2C6C5

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2226

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

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