#9B233E#9B233E
#9B233E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.155 H 13.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B233E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 35, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 60%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.04, 50.12, 14.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.04, 52.17, 16.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.97% 0.151 0.0358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.97% 0.155 13.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9896, 8.5206, 5.4118) |
| Luminance | 0.0852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 2.84
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.54
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.91
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 5.09
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.17
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B233E #239B80
analogous
#9B237A #9B233E #9B4423
triadic
#9B233E #3E9B23 #233E9B
tetradic
#9B233E #7A9B23 #239B80 #44239B
square
#9B233E #7A9B23 #239B80 #44239B
split-complementary
#9B233E #239B44 #237A9B
monochromatic
#370C16 #69182A #9B233E #CD2E52 #DB5E7A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.77
#9B233E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.70
#9B233E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B233E
7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B233E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B233E | 1.00 | 7.77 | 2.70 | 7.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#44433E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#635B3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b233e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.155 13.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf6973',
500: '#9b233e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b233e; $custom-light: #bf6973; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b233e",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 35,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.5,
"s": 63.158,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45974,
"c": 0.15515,
"h": 13.3
},
"luminance": 0.08518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B233E
secondary
#5ABFA9
accent
#E6C142
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F8ECEC
border
#D1C7C7
text
#130708
muted
#827A7B