#9B242D#9B242D

#9B242D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.154 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B242D
RGB	rgb(155, 36, 45)
HSL	hsl(355, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(355, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 71%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.85, 48.76, 25.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.85, 54.83, 27.22°)
OKLab	oklab(45.73% 0.1431 0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(45.73% 0.154 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.6237, 8.4220, 3.3377)
Luminance	0.0842 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B242D #249B92

analogous

#9B2469 #9B242D #9B5624

triadic

#9B242D #2D9B24 #242D9B

tetradic

#9B242D #699B24 #249B92 #56249B

square

#9B242D #699B24 #249B92 #56249B

split-complementary

#9B242D #249B56 #24699B

monochromatic

#380D10 #69181F #9B242D #CD303B #DA5F69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#9B242D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#9B242D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B242D

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B242D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B242D	1.00	7.82	2.68	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47422C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b242d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 36, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.154 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06966',
    500: '#9b242d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b242d;
$custom-light: #c06966;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b242d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.462,
    "s": 62.304,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45725,
    "c": 0.15439,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B242D

secondary

#5CBFB7

accent

#E5D942

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B242D

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

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