#9B251E#9B251E

#9B251E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.155 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B251E
RGB	rgb(155, 37, 30)
HSL	hsl(3, 68%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(3, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 80.6%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.78, 47.77, 34.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.78, 58.65, 35.45°)
OKLab	oklab(45.61% 0.1366 0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(45.61% 0.155 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.4152, 8.3877, 2.0880)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B251E #1E949B

analogous

#9B1E56 #9B251E #9B641E

triadic

#9B251E #1E9B25 #251E9B

tetradic

#9B251E #569B1E #1E949B #641E9B

square

#9B251E #569B1E #1E949B #641E9B

split-complementary

#9B251E #1E9B64 #1E569B

monochromatic

#340D0A #681914 #9B251E #CE3128 #DE5D55

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#9B251E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#9B251E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B251E

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B251E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B251E	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49411C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b251e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 37, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.155 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1695b',
    500: '#9b251e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b251e;
$custom-light: #c1695b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b251e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.36,
    "s": 67.568,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45612,
    "c": 0.15531,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B251E

secondary

#53BBC2

accent

#E1EA3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B251E

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

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