#9B2437#9B2437
#9B2437 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.154 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2437 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 36, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 62%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 64.5%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.02, 49.32, 18.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.02, 52.84, 21.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.91% 0.147 0.0456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.91% 0.154 17.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8396, 8.5084, 4.4746) |
| Luminance | 0.0851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.08
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.42
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.26
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 6.32
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.51
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2437 #249B88
analogous
#9B2473 #9B2437 #9B4C24
triadic
#9B2437 #379B24 #24379B
tetradic
#9B2437 #739B24 #249B88 #4C249B
square
#9B2437 #739B24 #249B88 #4C249B
split-complementary
#9B2437 #249B4C #24739B
monochromatic
#380D14 #691825 #9B2437 #CD3049 #DA5F73
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.77
#9B2437 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.70
#9B2437 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2437
7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2437 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2437 | 1.00 | 7.77 | 2.70 | 7.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#464237
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645B34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2437; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 36, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.154 17.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf6a6d',
500: '#9b2437',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2437; $custom-light: #bf6a6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2437",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 36,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.42,
"s": 62.304,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4591,
"c": 0.15396,
"h": 17.2
},
"luminance": 0.08506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2437
secondary
#5CBFAF
accent
#E5CB42
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#130707
muted
#827A7A