#9B232C#9B232C

#9B232C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.155 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B232C
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 71.6%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.71, 49.04, 25.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.71, 55.29, 27.51°)
OKLab	oklab(45.62% 0.1438 0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(45.62% 0.155 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.5749, 8.3547, 3.2276)
Luminance	0.0835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B232C #239B92

analogous

#9B2368 #9B232C #9B5623

triadic

#9B232C #2C9B23 #232C9B

tetradic

#9B232C #689B23 #239B92 #56239B

square

#9B232C #689B23 #239B92 #56239B

split-complementary

#9B232C #239B56 #23689B

monochromatic

#370C10 #69181E #9B232C #CD2E3A #DB5E67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#9B232C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9B232C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B232C

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B232C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B232C	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47412B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b232c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.155 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06965',
    500: '#9b232c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b232c;
$custom-light: #c06965;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b232c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.5,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4562,
    "c": 0.15534,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B232C

secondary

#5ABFB8

accent

#E6DA42

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B232C

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

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