#9B2427#9B2427
#9B2427 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.155 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2427 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 36, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 62%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 74.8%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.76, 48.47, 28.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.76, 56.32, 30.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.63% 0.1408 0.0648) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.63% 0.155 24.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5163, 8.3791, 2.7720) |
| Luminance | 0.0838 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.44
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.67
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.14
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.75
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.86
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2427 #249B98
analogous
#9B2463 #9B2427 #9B5C24
triadic
#9B2427 #279B24 #24279B
tetradic
#9B2427 #639B24 #249B98 #5C249B
square
#9B2427 #639B24 #249B98 #5C249B
split-complementary
#9B2427 #249B5C #24639B
monochromatic
#380D0E #69181B #9B2427 #CD3033 #DA5F63
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.85
#9B2427 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.68
#9B2427 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2427
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2427 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2427 | 1.00 | 7.85 | 2.68 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#484126
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B23
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2427; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 36, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.155 24.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16961',
500: '#9b2427',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2427; $custom-light: #c16961; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2427",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 36,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.487,
"s": 62.304,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45633,
"c": 0.15498,
"h": 24.7
},
"luminance": 0.08377
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2427
secondary
#5CBFBC
accent
#E5E142
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140705
muted
#827A79