#9B2326#9B2326
#9B2326 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.156 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2326 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 35, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 75.5%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.63, 48.77, 29.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.63, 56.81, 30.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.53% 0.1415 0.0655) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.53% 0.156 24.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4701, 8.3128, 2.6760) |
| Luminance | 0.0831 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.49
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.45
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.09
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.56
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.81
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2326 #239B98
analogous
#9B2362 #9B2326 #9B5C23
triadic
#9B2326 #269B23 #23269B
tetradic
#9B2326 #629B23 #239B98 #5C239B
square
#9B2326 #629B23 #239B98 #5C239B
split-complementary
#9B2326 #239B5C #23629B
monochromatic
#370C0E #69181A #9B2326 #CD2E32 #DB5E61
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.89
#9B2326 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.66
#9B2326 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2326
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2326 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2326 | 1.00 | 7.89 | 2.66 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#474125
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2326; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.156 24.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16960',
500: '#9b2326',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2326; $custom-light: #c16960; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2326",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 35,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.5,
"s": 63.158,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45529,
"c": 0.15593,
"h": 24.8
},
"luminance": 0.08311
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2326
secondary
#5ABFBD
accent
#E6E242
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140705
muted
#827A79