#9B2235#9B2235

#9B2235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.156 H 17.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2235
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 53)
HSL	hsl(351, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(351, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 65.8%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.75, 49.86, 19.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.75, 53.68, 21.73°)
OKLab	oklab(45.69% 0.1484 0.0475)
OKLCH	oklch(45.69% 0.156 17.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.7338, 8.3719, 4.2076)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2235 #229B88

analogous

#9B2271 #9B2235 #9B4C22

triadic

#9B2235 #359B22 #22359B

tetradic

#9B2235 #719B22 #229B88 #4C229B

square

#9B2235 #719B22 #229B88 #4C229B

split-complementary

#9B2235 #229B4C #22719B

monochromatic

#370C13 #691724 #9B2235 #CD2D46 #DB5C70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#9B2235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9B2235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2235

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2235	1.00	7.85	2.67	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635B32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.156 17.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0696c',
    500: '#9b2235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2235;
$custom-light: #c0696c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.579,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45694,
    "c": 0.15578,
    "h": 17.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0837
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2235

secondary

#59C0B0

accent

#E7CD41

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2235

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

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