#9B2234#9B2234

#9B2234 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.156 H 18.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2234
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 52)
HSL	hsl(351, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(351, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 66.5%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.73, 49.80, 20.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.73, 53.85, 22.37°)
OKLab	oklab(45.68% 0.148 0.0488)
OKLCH	oklch(45.68% 0.156 18.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.7110, 8.3628, 4.0877)
Luminance	0.0836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2234 #229B89

analogous

#9B2271 #9B2234 #9B4C22

triadic

#9B2234 #349B22 #22349B

tetradic

#9B2234 #719B22 #229B89 #4C229B

square

#9B2234 #719B22 #229B89 #4C229B

split-complementary

#9B2234 #229B4C #22719B

monochromatic

#370C12 #691723 #9B2234 #CD2D45 #DB5C6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#9B2234 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9B2234 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2234

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2234	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2234	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)

#454134

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2234;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.156 18.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0696b',
    500: '#9b2234',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2234;
$custom-light: #c0696b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2234",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.074,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45675,
    "c": 0.1558,
    "h": 18.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2234

secondary

#59C0B0

accent

#E7CE41

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2234

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

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