#9B232A#9B232A

#9B232A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.156 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B232A
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(357, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 72.9%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.68, 48.95, 26.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.68, 55.78, 28.65°)
OKLab	oklab(45.59% 0.143 0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(45.59% 0.156 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5382, 8.3400, 3.0343)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B232A #239B94

analogous

#9B2366 #9B232A #9B5823

triadic

#9B232A #2A9B23 #232A9B

tetradic

#9B232A #669B23 #239B94 #58239B

square

#9B232A #669B23 #239B94 #58239B

split-complementary

#9B232A #239B58 #23669B

monochromatic

#370C0F #69181C #9B232A #CD2E38 #DB5E65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#9B232A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9B232A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B232A

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B232A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B232A	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474129

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b232a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.156 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06963',
    500: '#9b232a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b232a;
$custom-light: #c06963;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b232a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.5,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45588,
    "c": 0.15551,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B232A

secondary

#5ABFB9

accent

#E6DD42

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBEA

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B232A

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

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