#9B232B#9B232B

#9B232B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.155 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B232B
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 43)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 72.3%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.70, 48.99, 26.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.70, 55.53, 28.08°)
OKLab	oklab(45.6% 0.1434 0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.155 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.5563, 8.3473, 3.1298)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B232B #239B93

analogous

#9B2367 #9B232B #9B5723

triadic

#9B232B #2B9B23 #232B9B

tetradic

#9B232B #679B23 #239B93 #57239B

square

#9B232B #679B23 #239B93 #57239B

split-complementary

#9B232B #239B57 #23679B

monochromatic

#370C0F #69181D #9B232B #CD2E39 #DB5E66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#9B232B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9B232B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B232B

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B232B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B232B	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)

#47412A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b232b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.155 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06964',
    500: '#9b232b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b232b;
$custom-light: #c06964;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b232b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45604,
    "c": 0.15542,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B232B

secondary

#5ABFB9

accent

#E6DB42

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B232B

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

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