#9B2232#9B2232

#9B2232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.156 H 19.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2232
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 50)
HSL	hsl(352, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(352, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 67.7%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.69, 49.69, 21.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.69, 54.23, 23.61°)
OKLab	oklab(45.64% 0.1472 0.0513)
OKLCH	oklch(45.64% 0.156 19.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.6669, 8.3451, 3.8555)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2232 #229B8B

analogous

#9B226F #9B2232 #9B4F22

triadic

#9B2232 #329B22 #22329B

tetradic

#9B2232 #6F9B22 #229B8B #4F229B

square

#9B2232 #6F9B22 #229B8B #4F229B

split-complementary

#9B2232 #229B4F #226F9B

monochromatic

#370C12 #691722 #9B2232 #CD2D42 #DB5C6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#9B2232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9B2232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2232

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2232	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)

#454132

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.156 19.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06969',
    500: '#9b2232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2232;
$custom-light: #c06969;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.066,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45637,
    "c": 0.15586,
    "h": 19.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2232

secondary

#59C0B2

accent

#E7D141

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2232

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

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