#9B233C#9B233C
#9B233C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.155 H 14.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B233C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 35, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 61.3%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.00, 49.98, 15.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.00, 52.39, 17.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.93% 0.1502 0.0385) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.93% 0.155 14.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9357, 8.4991, 5.1281) |
| Luminance | 0.0850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 3.10
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.22
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 5.30
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.36
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.66
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B233C #239B82
analogous
#9B2378 #9B233C #9B4623
triadic
#9B233C #3C9B23 #233C9B
tetradic
#9B233C #789B23 #239B82 #46239B
square
#9B233C #789B23 #239B82 #46239B
split-complementary
#9B233C #239B46 #23789B
monochromatic
#370C15 #691829 #9B233C #CD2E4F #DB5E78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.78
#9B233C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.70
#9B233C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B233C
7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B233C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B233C | 1.00 | 7.78 | 2.70 | 7.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#44423C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#635B39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b233c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.155 14.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf6971',
500: '#9b233c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b233c; $custom-light: #bf6971; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b233c",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 35,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.5,
"s": 63.158,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45928,
"c": 0.15502,
"h": 14.4
},
"luminance": 0.08497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B233C
secondary
#5ABFAA
accent
#E6C442
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F8EBEC
border
#D1C6C7
text
#130707
muted
#827A7A