#9B2424#9B2424
#9B2424 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.155 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2424 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 36, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 62%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 76.8%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.72, 48.34, 30.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.72, 57.14, 32.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.59% 0.1397 0.0679) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.59% 0.155 25.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4686, 8.3600, 2.5205) |
| Luminance | 0.0836 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.39
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.17
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.72
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.11
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.23
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2424 #249B9B
analogous
#9B2460 #9B2424 #9B6024
triadic
#9B2424 #249B24 #24249B
tetradic
#9B2424 #609B24 #249B9B #60249B
square
#9B2424 #609B24 #249B9B #60249B
split-complementary
#9B2424 #249B60 #24609B
monochromatic
#380D0D #691818 #9B2424 #CD3030 #DA5F5F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.86
#9B2424 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.67
#9B2424 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2424
7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2424 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2424 | 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)
#484123
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B1F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2424; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 36, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.155 25.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1695f',
500: '#9b2424',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2424; $custom-light: #c1695f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2424",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 36,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 62.304,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45592,
"c": 0.15533,
"h": 25.9
},
"luminance": 0.08358
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2424
secondary
#5CBFBF
accent
#E5E542
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79