#9B251B#9B251B

#9B251B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.156 H 29.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B251B
RGB	rgb(155, 37, 27)
HSL	hsl(5, 70%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 83%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 82.6%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.75, 47.68, 35.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.75, 59.54, 36.79°)
OKLab	oklab(45.58% 0.1357 0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(45.58% 0.156 29.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.3787, 8.3731, 1.8958)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B251B #1B919B

analogous

#9B1B51 #9B251B #9B651B

triadic

#9B251B #1B9B25 #251B9B

tetradic

#9B251B #519B1B #1B919B #651B9B

square

#9B251B #519B1B #1B919B #651B9B

split-complementary

#9B251B #1B9B65 #1B519B

monochromatic

#330C09 #671912 #9B251B #CF3124 #E05B50

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#9B251B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9B251B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B251B

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B251B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B251B	1.00	7.85	2.67	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494118

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b251b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 37, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.156 29.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16959',
    500: '#9b251b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b251b;
$custom-light: #c16959;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b251b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.688,
    "s": 70.33,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45581,
    "c": 0.15574,
    "h": 29.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B251B

secondary

#4FBAC3

accent

#DFED3B

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B251B

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

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