#9B2322#9B2322
#9B2322 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.156 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2322 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 35, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 78.1%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.58, 48.60, 31.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.58, 57.91, 32.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.48% 0.1401 0.0696) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.48% 0.156 26.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4090, 8.2884, 2.3542) |
| Luminance | 0.0829 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.60
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.88
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.61
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.87
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.99
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2322 #229A9B
analogous
#9B225E #9B2322 #9B6022
triadic
#9B2322 #229B23 #23229B
tetradic
#9B2322 #5E9B22 #229A9B #60229B
square
#9B2322 #5E9B22 #229A9B #60229B
split-complementary
#9B2322 #229B60 #225E9B
monochromatic
#370C0C #691817 #9B2322 #CD2E2D #DB5D5C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.90
#9B2322 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.66
#9B2322 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2322
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2322 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2322 | 1.00 | 7.90 | 2.66 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#484120
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2322; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.156 26.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1695d',
500: '#9b2322',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2322; $custom-light: #c1695d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2322",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 35,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.496,
"s": 64.021,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45476,
"c": 0.15642,
"h": 26.4
},
"luminance": 0.08286
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2322
secondary
#59BFC0
accent
#E6E741
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79