#9B2426#9B2426
#9B2426 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.155 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2426 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 36, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 62%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 75.5%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.75, 48.43, 29.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.75, 56.59, 31.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.62% 0.1404 0.0658) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.62% 0.155 25.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5000, 8.3725, 2.6859) |
| Luminance | 0.0837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.38
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.48
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.98
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.60
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.60
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2426 #249B99
analogous
#9B2461 #9B2426 #9B5E24
triadic
#9B2426 #269B24 #24269B
tetradic
#9B2426 #619B24 #249B99 #5E249B
square
#9B2426 #619B24 #249B99 #5E249B
split-complementary
#9B2426 #249B5E #24619B
monochromatic
#380D0E #69181A #9B2426 #CD3032 #DA5F62
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.85
#9B2426 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.67
#9B2426 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2426
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2426 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2426 | 1.00 | 7.85 | 2.67 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#484125
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2426; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 36, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.155 25.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16960',
500: '#9b2426',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2426; $custom-light: #c16960; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2426",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 36,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.992,
"s": 62.304,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45619,
"c": 0.15509,
"h": 25.1
},
"luminance": 0.0837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2426
secondary
#5CBFBD
accent
#E5E342
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140705
muted
#827A79