#9B243C#9B243C

#9B243C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.154 H 14.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B243C
RGB	rgb(155, 36, 60)
HSL	hsl(348, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(348, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 61.3%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.12, 49.65, 15.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.12, 52.12, 17.72°)
OKLab	oklab(46.02% 0.1491 0.0389)
OKLCH	oklch(46.02% 0.154 14.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.9656, 8.5588, 5.1381)
Luminance	0.0856 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B243C #249B83

analogous

#9B2478 #9B243C #9B4724

triadic

#9B243C #3C9B24 #243C9B

tetradic

#9B243C #789B24 #249B83 #47249B

square

#9B243C #789B24 #249B83 #47249B

split-complementary

#9B243C #249B47 #24789B

monochromatic

#380D16 #691829 #9B243C #CD304F #DA5F78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#9B243C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9B243C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B243C

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B243C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B243C	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)

#45433C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635B39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b243c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 36, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.154 14.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6a71',
    500: '#9b243c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b243c;
$custom-light: #bf6a71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b243c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.899,
    "s": 62.304,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46017,
    "c": 0.15407,
    "h": 14.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B243C

secondary

#5CBFAB

accent

#E5C542

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B243C

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

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