#9B231F#9B231F

#9B231F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.157 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B231F
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 31)
HSL	hsl(2, 67%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 80%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.54, 48.49, 33.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.54, 58.77, 34.40°)
OKLab	oklab(45.44% 0.1391 0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(45.44% 0.157 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.3676, 8.2718, 2.1362)
Luminance	0.0827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B231F #1F979B

analogous

#9B1F59 #9B231F #9B611F

triadic

#9B231F #1F9B23 #231F9B

tetradic

#9B231F #599B1F #1F979B #611F9B

square

#9B231F #599B1F #1F979B #611F9B

split-complementary

#9B231F #1F9B61 #1F599B

monochromatic

#350C0B #681715 #9B231F #CE2F29 #DD5B57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#9B231F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#9B231F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B231F

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B231F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B231F	1.00	7.91	2.65	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48411D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b231f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.157 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1695b',
    500: '#9b231f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b231f;
$custom-light: #c1695b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b231f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.935,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45441,
    "c": 0.15681,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B231F

secondary

#55BEC1

accent

#E4EA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B231F

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

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