#9B242B#9B242B

#9B242B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.155 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B242B
RGB	rgb(155, 36, 43)
HSL	hsl(356, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 72.3%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.82, 48.66, 26.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.82, 55.30, 28.38°)
OKLab	oklab(45.69% 0.1423 0.0604)
OKLCH	oklch(45.69% 0.155 23)
XYZ	xyz(14.5861, 8.4070, 3.1397)
Luminance	0.0840 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B242B #249B94

analogous

#9B2466 #9B242B #9B5924

triadic

#9B242B #2B9B24 #242B9B

tetradic

#9B242B #669B24 #249B94 #59249B

square

#9B242B #669B24 #249B94 #59249B

split-complementary

#9B242B #249B59 #24669B

monochromatic

#380D0F #69181D #9B242B #CD3039 #DA5F67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#9B242B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#9B242B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B242B

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B242B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B242B	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47422A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b242b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 36, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.155 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06964',
    500: '#9b242b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b242b;
$custom-light: #c06964;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b242b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.471,
    "s": 62.304,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45693,
    "c": 0.15456,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.08405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B242B

secondary

#5CBFB9

accent

#E5DC42

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B242B

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

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