#9B251C#9B251C

#9B251C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.156 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B251C
RGB	rgb(155, 37, 28)
HSL	hsl(4, 69%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(4, 82%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 81.9%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.76, 47.71, 35.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.76, 59.24, 36.36°)
OKLab	oklab(45.59% 0.136 0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(45.59% 0.156 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.3905, 8.3778, 1.9577)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B251C #1C929B

analogous

#9B1C52 #9B251C #9B641C

triadic

#9B251C #1C9B25 #251C9B

tetradic

#9B251C #529B1C #1C929B #641C9B

square

#9B251C #529B1C #1C929B #641C9B

split-complementary

#9B251C #1C9B64 #1C529B

monochromatic

#330C09 #671913 #9B251C #CF3125 #E05C52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#9B251C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#9B251C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B251C

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B251C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B251C	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49411A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b251c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 37, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.156 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16959',
    500: '#9b251c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b251c;
$custom-light: #c16959;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b251c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.252,
    "s": 69.399,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45591,
    "c": 0.15559,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B251C

secondary

#50BAC3

accent

#E0EC3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B251C

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

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