#9B2229#9B2229

#9B2229 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.156 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2229
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 41)
HSL	hsl(357, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(357, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 73.5%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.55, 49.23, 27.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.55, 56.25, 28.93°)
OKLab	oklab(45.49% 0.1437 0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(45.49% 0.156 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.4915, 8.2750, 2.9316)
Luminance	0.0827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2229 #229B94

analogous

#9B2266 #9B2229 #9B5822

triadic

#9B2229 #299B22 #22299B

tetradic

#9B2229 #669B22 #229B94 #58229B

square

#9B2229 #669B22 #229B94 #58229B

split-complementary

#9B2229 #229B58 #22669B

monochromatic

#370C0E #69171C #9B2229 #CD2D36 #DB5C63

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#9B2229 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#9B2229 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2229

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2229	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2229	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)

#474128

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2229;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.156 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16863',
    500: '#9b2229',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2229;
$custom-light: #c16863;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2229",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.529,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45485,
    "c": 0.15646,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2229

secondary

#59C0BA

accent

#E7DD41

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBEA

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2229

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

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