#9B242F#9B242F

#9B242F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.154 H 21.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B242F
RGB	rgb(155, 36, 47)
HSL	hsl(354, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(354, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 69.7%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.88, 48.86, 23.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.88, 54.37, 26.02°)
OKLab	oklab(45.76% 0.1438 0.0557)
OKLCH	oklch(45.76% 0.154 21.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.6632, 8.4378, 3.5453)
Luminance	0.0844 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B242F #249B90

analogous

#9B246A #9B242F #9B5524

triadic

#9B242F #2F9B24 #242F9B

tetradic

#9B242F #6A9B24 #249B90 #55249B

square

#9B242F #6A9B24 #249B90 #55249B

split-complementary

#9B242F #249B55 #246A9B

monochromatic

#380D11 #691820 #9B242F #CD303E #DA5F6B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#9B242F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#9B242F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B242F

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B242F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B242F	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47422E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b242f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 36, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.154 21.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06967',
    500: '#9b242f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b242f;
$custom-light: #c06967;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b242f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.454,
    "s": 62.304,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45759,
    "c": 0.15424,
    "h": 21.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B242F

secondary

#5CBFB6

accent

#E5D642

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B242F

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

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