#9B231D#9B231D

#9B231D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.157 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B231D
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 29)
HSL	hsl(3, 68%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(3, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 81.3%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.52, 48.43, 34.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.52, 59.36, 35.33°)
OKLab	oklab(45.42% 0.1385 0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(45.42% 0.157 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.3421, 8.2616, 2.0016)
Luminance	0.0826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B231D #1D959B

analogous

#9B1D56 #9B231D #9B621D

triadic

#9B231D #1D9B23 #231D9B

tetradic

#9B231D #569B1D #1D959B #621D9B

square

#9B231D #569B1D #1D959B #621D9B

split-complementary

#9B231D #1D9B62 #1D569B

monochromatic

#340C0A #671713 #9B231D #CF2F27 #DF5A53

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#9B231D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#9B231D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B231D

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B231D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B231D	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48401B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b231d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.157 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1695a',
    500: '#9b231d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b231d;
$custom-light: #c1695a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b231d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.857,
    "s": 68.478,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45419,
    "c": 0.15709,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B231D

secondary

#52BDC2

accent

#E3EB3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B231D

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

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