#9B222A#9B222A

#9B222A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.156 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B222A
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 42)
HSL	hsl(356, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 72.9%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.56, 49.28, 26.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.56, 56.00, 28.37°)
OKLab	oklab(45.5% 0.144 0.0609)
OKLCH	oklch(45.5% 0.156 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.5092, 8.2820, 3.0247)
Luminance	0.0828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B222A #229B93

analogous

#9B2267 #9B222A #9B5722

triadic

#9B222A #2A9B22 #222A9B

tetradic

#9B222A #679B22 #229B93 #57229B

square

#9B222A #679B22 #229B93 #57229B

split-complementary

#9B222A #229B57 #22679B

monochromatic

#370C0F #69171C #9B222A #CD2D38 #DB5C65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#9B222A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#9B222A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B222A

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B222A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B222A	1.00	7.91	2.66	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464129

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b222a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.156 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06863',
    500: '#9b222a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b222a;
$custom-light: #c06863;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b222a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.033,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.455,
    "c": 0.15636,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B222A

secondary

#59C0B9

accent

#E7DC41

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBEA

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B222A

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

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