#9B2228#9B2228

#9B2228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.157 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2228
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 40)
HSL	hsl(357, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(357, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 74.2%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.54, 49.18, 27.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.54, 56.50, 29.49°)
OKLab	oklab(45.47% 0.1433 0.0631)
OKLCH	oklch(45.47% 0.157 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.4743, 8.2681, 2.8408)
Luminance	0.0827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2228 #229B95

analogous

#9B2265 #9B2228 #9B5922

triadic

#9B2228 #289B22 #22289B

tetradic

#9B2228 #659B22 #229B95 #59229B

square

#9B2228 #659B22 #229B95 #59229B

split-complementary

#9B2228 #229B59 #22659B

monochromatic

#370C0E #69171B #9B2228 #CD2D35 #DB5C62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#9B2228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#9B2228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2228

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2228	1.00	7.91	2.65	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474127

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.157 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16862',
    500: '#9b2228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2228;
$custom-light: #c16862;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.025,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4547,
    "c": 0.15655,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2228

secondary

#59C0BB

accent

#E7DF41

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBEA

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2228

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

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