#9B233A#9B233A

#9B233A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.155 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B233A
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 58)
HSL	hsl(349, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(349, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 62.6%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.96, 49.85, 16.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.96, 52.65, 18.77°)
OKLab	oklab(45.88% 0.1493 0.0412)
OKLCH	oklch(45.88% 0.155 15.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.8839, 8.4783, 4.8549)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B233A #239B84

analogous

#9B2376 #9B233A #9B4823

triadic

#9B233A #3A9B23 #233A9B

tetradic

#9B233A #769B23 #239B84 #48239B

square

#9B233A #769B23 #239B84 #48239B

split-complementary

#9B233A #239B48 #23769B

monochromatic

#370C15 #691827 #9B233A #CD2E4D #DB5E76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#9B233A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#9B233A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B233A

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B233A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B233A	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45423A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635B37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b233a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.155 15.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf696f',
    500: '#9b233a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b233a;
$custom-light: #bf696f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b233a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.5,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45884,
    "c": 0.15493,
    "h": 15.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B233A

secondary

#5ABFAC

accent

#E6C742

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEC

border

#D1C6C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B233A

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

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