#9B2240#9B2240

#9B2240 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.156 H 12.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2240
RGB	rgb(155, 34, 64)
HSL	hsl(345, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(345, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 58.7%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.97, 50.59, 13.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.97, 52.25, 14.50°)
OKLab	oklab(45.94% 0.1528 0.0326)
OKLCH	oklch(45.94% 0.156 12)
XYZ	xyz(15.0165, 8.4850, 5.6965)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2240 #229B7D

analogous

#9B227D #9B2240 #9B4122

triadic

#9B2240 #409B22 #22409B

tetradic

#9B2240 #7D9B22 #229B7D #41229B

square

#9B2240 #7D9B22 #229B7D #41229B

split-complementary

#9B2240 #229B41 #227D9B

monochromatic

#370C17 #69172B #9B2240 #CD2D55 #DB5C7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#9B2240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#9B2240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2240

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2240	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#434240

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625B3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 34, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.156 12.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6974',
    500: '#9b2240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2240;
$custom-light: #bf6974;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.124,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45936,
    "c": 0.15626,
    "h": 12
  },
  "luminance": 0.08483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2240

secondary

#59C0A6

accent

#E7BE41

background

#FCF6F7

surface

#F8EBED

border

#D1C6C8

text

#130708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2240

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

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