#9B2423#9B2423

#9B2423 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.155 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2423
RGB	rgb(155, 36, 35)
HSL	hsl(1, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(1, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 77.4%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.71, 48.30, 31.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.71, 57.41, 32.72°)
OKLab	oklab(45.58% 0.1394 0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(45.58% 0.155 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.4535, 8.3539, 2.4412)
Luminance	0.0835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2423 #239A9B

analogous

#9B235E #9B2423 #9B6023

triadic

#9B2423 #239B24 #24239B

tetradic

#9B2423 #5E9B23 #239A9B #60239B

square

#9B2423 #5E9B23 #239A9B #60239B

split-complementary

#9B2423 #239B60 #235E9B

monochromatic

#370D0C #691818 #9B2423 #CD302E #DB5F5E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#9B2423 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9B2423 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2423

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2423	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2423	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)

#484121

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2423;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 36, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.155 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1695e',
    500: '#9b2423',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2423;
$custom-light: #c1695e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2423",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.5,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45579,
    "c": 0.15546,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2423

secondary

#5ABFBF

accent

#E5E642

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBE9

border

#D2C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2423

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

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