#9B222B#9B222B

#9B222B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.156 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B222B
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 43)
HSL	hsl(356, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 72.3%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.58, 49.32, 26.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.58, 55.76, 27.80°)
OKLab	oklab(45.52% 0.1444 0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(45.52% 0.156 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.5273, 8.2893, 3.1201)
Luminance	0.0829 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B222B #229B92

analogous

#9B2268 #9B222B #9B5622

triadic

#9B222B #2B9B22 #222B9B

tetradic

#9B222B #689B22 #229B92 #56229B

square

#9B222B #689B22 #229B92 #56229B

split-complementary

#9B222B #229B56 #22689B

monochromatic

#370C0F #69171D #9B222B #CD2D39 #DB5C66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#9B222B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#9B222B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B222B

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B222B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B222B	1.00	7.90	2.66	7.90
#FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46412A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b222b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.156 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06864',
    500: '#9b222b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b222b;
$custom-light: #c06864;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b222b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.537,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45516,
    "c": 0.15627,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B222B

secondary

#59C0B8

accent

#E7DB41

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B222B

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

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