#9B242C#9B242C

#9B242C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.154 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B242C
RGB	rgb(155, 36, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 71.6%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.83, 48.71, 25.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.83, 55.06, 27.80°)
OKLab	oklab(45.71% 0.1427 0.0592)
OKLCH	oklch(45.71% 0.154 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.6047, 8.4144, 3.2375)
Luminance	0.0841 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B242C #249B93

analogous

#9B2468 #9B242C #9B5724

triadic

#9B242C #2C9B24 #242C9B

tetradic

#9B242C #689B24 #249B93 #57249B

square

#9B242C #689B24 #249B93 #57249B

split-complementary

#9B242C #249B57 #24689B

monochromatic

#380D10 #69181E #9B242C #CD303A #DA5F68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#9B242C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#9B242C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B242C

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B242C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B242C	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)

#47422B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b242c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 36, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.154 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06965',
    500: '#9b242c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b242c;
$custom-light: #c06965;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b242c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.966,
    "s": 62.304,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45709,
    "c": 0.15446,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B242C

secondary

#5CBFB8

accent

#E5DA42

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B242C

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

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