#9B243B#9B243B
#9B243B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.154 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B243B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 36, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 62%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 61.9%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.10, 49.58, 16.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.10, 52.25, 18.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.99% 0.1487 0.0403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.99% 0.154 15.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9394, 8.5483, 5.0002) |
| Luminance | 0.0855 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.10
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 3.47
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 5.59
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.73
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 6.04
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B243B #249B84
analogous
#9B2477 #9B243B #9B4824
triadic
#9B243B #3B9B24 #243B9B
tetradic
#9B243B #779B24 #249B84 #48249B
square
#9B243B #779B24 #249B84 #48249B
split-complementary
#9B243B #249B48 #24779B
monochromatic
#380D15 #691828 #9B243B #CD304E #DA5F77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.75
#9B243B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.71
#9B243B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B243B
7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B243B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B243B | 1.00 | 7.75 | 2.71 | 7.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#45433B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#635B38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b243b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 36, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.154 15.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf6a70',
500: '#9b243b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b243b; $custom-light: #bf6a70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b243b",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 36,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.403,
"s": 62.304,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45994,
"c": 0.15403,
"h": 15.2
},
"luminance": 0.08546
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B243B
secondary
#5CBFAC
accent
#E5C642
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F8ECEC
border
#D1C7C7
text
#130707
muted
#827A7A