#9B2233#9B2233

#9B2233 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.156 H 18.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2233
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 51)
HSL	hsl(352, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(352, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 67.1%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.71, 49.74, 21.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.71, 54.04, 22.99°)
OKLab	oklab(45.66% 0.1476 0.0501)
OKLCH	oklch(45.66% 0.156 18.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.6887, 8.3539, 3.9703)
Luminance	0.0835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2233 #229B8A

analogous

#9B2270 #9B2233 #9B4D22

triadic

#9B2233 #339B22 #22339B

tetradic

#9B2233 #709B22 #229B8A #4D229B

square

#9B2233 #709B22 #229B8A #4D229B

split-complementary

#9B2233 #229B4D #22709B

monochromatic

#370C12 #691722 #9B2233 #CD2D44 #DB5C6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#9B2233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9B2233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2233

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2233	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454133

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.156 18.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0696a',
    500: '#9b2233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2233;
$custom-light: #c0696a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.57,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45655,
    "c": 0.15582,
    "h": 18.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2233

secondary

#59C0B1

accent

#E7D041

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2233

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

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