#9B222C#9B222C
#9B222C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.156 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B222C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 34, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 71.6%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.59, 49.37, 25.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.59, 55.52, 27.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.53% 0.1448 0.0586) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.53% 0.156 22) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5459, 8.2967, 3.2179) |
| Luminance | 0.0829 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.62
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.97
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.17
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.45
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.65
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B222C #229B91
analogous
#9B2269 #9B222C #9B5422
triadic
#9B222C #2C9B22 #222C9B
tetradic
#9B222C #699B22 #229B91 #54229B
square
#9B222C #699B22 #229B91 #54229B
split-complementary
#9B222C #229B54 #22699B
monochromatic
#370C10 #69171E #9B222C #CD2D3A #DB5C67
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.90
#9B222C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.66
#9B222C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B222C
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B222C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B222C | 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)
#46412B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645B28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b222c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.156 22.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06865',
500: '#9b222c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b222c; $custom-light: #c06865; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b222c",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 34,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.041,
"s": 64.021,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45532,
"c": 0.1562,
"h": 22
},
"luminance": 0.08294
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B222C
secondary
#59C0B7
accent
#E7D941
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9EBEB
border
#D2C6C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A7A