#9B2231#9B2231

#9B2231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.156 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2231
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 49)
HSL	hsl(353, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(353, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 68.4%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.67, 49.63, 22.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.67, 54.43, 24.23°)
OKLab	oklab(45.62% 0.1468 0.0526)
OKLCH	oklch(45.62% 0.156 19.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.6456, 8.3366, 3.7431)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2231 #229B8C

analogous

#9B226E #9B2231 #9B5022

triadic

#9B2231 #319B22 #22319B

tetradic

#9B2231 #6E9B22 #229B8C #50229B

square

#9B2231 #6E9B22 #229B8C #50229B

split-complementary

#9B2231 #229B50 #226E9B

monochromatic

#370C11 #691721 #9B2231 #CD2D41 #DB5C6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#9B2231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9B2231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2231

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2231	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464131

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.156 19.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06969',
    500: '#9b2231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2231;
$custom-light: #c06969;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.562,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45618,
    "c": 0.15589,
    "h": 19.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2231

secondary

#59C0B3

accent

#E7D241

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2231

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

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