#9B232D#9B232D

#9B232D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.155 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B232D
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 45)
HSL	hsl(355, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(355, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 71%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.73, 49.09, 24.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.73, 55.06, 26.92°)
OKLab	oklab(45.64% 0.1441 0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(45.64% 0.155 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.5939, 8.3623, 3.3278)
Luminance	0.0836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B232D #239B91

analogous

#9B2369 #9B232D #9B5523

triadic

#9B232D #2D9B23 #232D9B

tetradic

#9B232D #699B23 #239B91 #55239B

square

#9B232D #699B23 #239B91 #55239B

split-complementary

#9B232D #239B55 #23699B

monochromatic

#370C10 #69181F #9B232D #CD2E3B #DB5E68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#9B232D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9B232D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B232D

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B232D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B232D	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)

#47412C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b232d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.155 21.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06966',
    500: '#9b232d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b232d;
$custom-light: #c06966;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b232d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45636,
    "c": 0.15526,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B232D

secondary

#5ABFB7

accent

#E6D842

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B232D

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

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