#9B242A#9B242A
#9B242A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.155 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B242A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 36, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 62%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 72.9%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.80, 48.61, 26.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.80, 55.55, 28.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.68% 0.1419 0.0615) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.68% 0.155 23.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5680, 8.3997, 3.0443) |
| Luminance | 0.0840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.86
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.35
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.72
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.03
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.30
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B242A #249B95
analogous
#9B2465 #9B242A #9B5A24
triadic
#9B242A #2A9B24 #242A9B
tetradic
#9B242A #659B24 #249B95 #5A249B
square
#9B242A #659B24 #249B95 #5A249B
split-complementary
#9B242A #249B5A #24659B
monochromatic
#380D0F #69181D #9B242A #CD3037 #DA5F66
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.84
#9B242A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.68
#9B242A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B242A
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B242A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B242A | 1.00 | 7.84 | 2.68 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#474229
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b242a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 36, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.155 23.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06963',
500: '#9b242a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b242a; $custom-light: #c06963; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b242a",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 36,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.975,
"s": 62.304,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45678,
"c": 0.15466,
"h": 23.4
},
"luminance": 0.08397
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B242A
secondary
#5CBFBA
accent
#E5DD42
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBEA
border
#D2C6C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A79