#9B232E#9B232E

#9B232E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.155 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B232E
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 46)
HSL	hsl(355, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(355, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 70.3%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.74, 49.14, 24.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.74, 54.83, 26.33°)
OKLab	oklab(45.65% 0.1445 0.0565)
OKLCH	oklch(45.65% 0.155 21.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.6134, 8.3701, 3.4304)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B232E #239B90

analogous

#9B236A #9B232E #9B5423

triadic

#9B232E #2E9B23 #232E9B

tetradic

#9B232E #6A9B23 #239B90 #54239B

square

#9B232E #6A9B23 #239B90 #54239B

split-complementary

#9B232E #239B54 #236A9B

monochromatic

#370C10 #69181F #9B232E #CD2E3D #DB5E69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#9B232E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9B232E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B232E

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B232E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B232E	1.00	7.85	2.67	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46412D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b232e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.155 21.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06966',
    500: '#9b232e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b232e;
$custom-light: #c06966;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b232e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.5,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45653,
    "c": 0.15519,
    "h": 21.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B232E

secondary

#5ABFB6

accent

#E6D742

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B232E

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

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