#9B223B#9B223B

#9B223B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.156 H 14.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B223B
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 59)
HSL	hsl(348, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(348, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 61.9%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.86, 50.24, 16.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.86, 52.78, 17.84°)
OKLab	oklab(45.82% 0.1508 0.0395)
OKLCH	oklch(45.82% 0.156 14.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.8806, 8.4306, 4.9805)
Luminance	0.0843 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B223B #229B82

analogous

#9B2278 #9B223B #9B4522

triadic

#9B223B #3B9B22 #223B9B

tetradic

#9B223B #789B22 #229B82 #45229B

square

#9B223B #789B22 #229B82 #45229B

split-complementary

#9B223B #229B45 #22789B

monochromatic

#370C15 #691728 #9B223B #CD2D4E #DB5C76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#9B223B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#9B223B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B223B

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B223B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B223B	1.00	7.82	2.69	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#44423B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635B38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b223b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.156 14.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6970',
    500: '#9b223b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b223b;
$custom-light: #bf6970;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b223b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.603,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4582,
    "c": 0.1559,
    "h": 14.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B223B

secondary

#59C0AB

accent

#E7C541

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEC

border

#D1C6C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B223B

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

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