#9B2327#9B2327
#9B2327 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.156 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2327 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 35, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 74.8%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.64, 48.81, 28.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.64, 56.54, 30.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.54% 0.1419 0.0645) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.54% 0.156 24.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4865, 8.3194, 2.7621) |
| Luminance | 0.0832 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.57
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.65
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.25
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.72
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.07
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2327 #239B97
analogous
#9B2363 #9B2327 #9B5B23
triadic
#9B2327 #279B23 #23279B
tetradic
#9B2327 #639B23 #239B97 #5B239B
square
#9B2327 #639B23 #239B97 #5B239B
split-complementary
#9B2327 #239B5B #23639B
monochromatic
#370C0E #69181A #9B2327 #CD2E34 #DB5E62
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.88
#9B2327 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.66
#9B2327 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2327
7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2327 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2327 | 1.00 | 7.88 | 2.66 | 7.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#474126
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B23
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2327; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.156 24.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16961',
500: '#9b2327',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2327; $custom-light: #c16961; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2327",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 35,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358,
"s": 63.158,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45543,
"c": 0.15583,
"h": 24.4
},
"luminance": 0.08317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2327
secondary
#5ABFBC
accent
#E6E142
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140705
muted
#827A79