#9B2230#9B2230
#9B2230 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.156 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2230 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 34, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 69%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.66, 49.58, 22.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.66, 54.63, 24.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.6% 0.1464 0.0538) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.6% 0.156 20.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6247, 8.3283, 3.6332) |
| Luminance | 0.0833 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.10
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.69
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 6.13
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.19
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.73
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2230 #229B8D
analogous
#9B226D #9B2230 #9B5122
triadic
#9B2230 #309B22 #22309B
tetradic
#9B2230 #6D9B22 #229B8D #51229B
square
#9B2230 #6D9B22 #229B8D #51229B
split-complementary
#9B2230 #229B51 #226D9B
monochromatic
#370C11 #691720 #9B2230 #CD2D40 #DB5C6B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.88
#9B2230 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.67
#9B2230 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2230
7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2230 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2230 | 1.00 | 7.88 | 2.67 | 7.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#464130
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645B2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2230; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.156 20.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06968',
500: '#9b2230',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2230; $custom-light: #c06968; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2230",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 34,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.058,
"s": 64.021,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.456,
"c": 0.15593,
"h": 20.2
},
"luminance": 0.08326
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2230
secondary
#59C0B4
accent
#E7D441
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9EBEB
border
#D2C6C6
text
#140706
muted
#827A7A