#9B251D#9B251D

#9B251D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.155 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B251D
RGB	rgb(155, 37, 29)
HSL	hsl(4, 68%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(4, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 81.3%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.77, 47.74, 34.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.77, 58.94, 35.91°)
OKLab	oklab(45.6% 0.1363 0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.155 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.4026, 8.3827, 2.0218)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B251D #1D939B

analogous

#9B1D54 #9B251D #9B641D

triadic

#9B251D #1D9B25 #251D9B

tetradic

#9B251D #549B1D #1D939B #641D9B

square

#9B251D #549B1D #1D939B #641D9B

split-complementary

#9B251D #1D9B64 #1D549B

monochromatic

#340C0A #671913 #9B251D #CF3127 #DF5C53

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#9B251D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#9B251D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B251D

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B251D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B251D	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)

#49411B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b251d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 37, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.155 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1695a',
    500: '#9b251d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b251d;
$custom-light: #c1695a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b251d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.81,
    "s": 68.478,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45602,
    "c": 0.15545,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B251D

secondary

#52BBC2

accent

#E0EB3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B251D

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

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