#9B223D#9B223D

#9B223D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.156 H 13.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B223D
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 61)
HSL	hsl(347, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(347, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 60.6%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.91, 50.38, 14.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.91, 52.54, 16.51°)
OKLab	oklab(45.87% 0.1516 0.0368)
OKLCH	oklch(45.87% 0.156 13.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.9334, 8.4517, 5.2590)
Luminance	0.0845 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B223D #229B80

analogous

#9B2279 #9B223D #9B4422

triadic

#9B223D #3D9B22 #223D9B

tetradic

#9B223D #799B22 #229B80 #44229B

square

#9B223D #799B22 #229B80 #44229B

split-complementary

#9B223D #229B44 #22799B

monochromatic

#370C15 #691729 #9B223D #CD2D51 #DB5C78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#9B223D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#9B223D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B223D

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B223D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B223D	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#44423D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635B3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b223d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.156 13.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6972',
    500: '#9b223d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b223d;
$custom-light: #bf6972;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b223d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.612,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45865,
    "c": 0.15602,
    "h": 13.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B223D

secondary

#59C0A9

accent

#E7C241

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEC

border

#D1C6C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B223D

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

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