#9B231E#9B231E

#9B231E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.157 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B231E
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 30)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 80.6%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.53, 48.46, 33.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.53, 59.06, 34.87°)
OKLab	oklab(45.43% 0.1388 0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(45.43% 0.157 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.3547, 8.2666, 2.0678)
Luminance	0.0826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B231E #1E969B

analogous

#9B1E58 #9B231E #9B621E

triadic

#9B231E #1E9B23 #231E9B

tetradic

#9B231E #589B1E #1E969B #621E9B

square

#9B231E #589B1E #1E969B #621E9B

split-complementary

#9B231E #1E9B62 #1E589B

monochromatic

#340C0A #681714 #9B231E #CE2F28 #DE5B55

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#9B231E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#9B231E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B231E

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B231E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B231E	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)

#48401C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b231e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.157 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1695b',
    500: '#9b231e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b231e;
$custom-light: #c1695b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b231e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.4,
    "s": 67.568,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45429,
    "c": 0.15695,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B231E

secondary

#53BDC2

accent

#E4EA3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B231E

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

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