#9B251F#9B251F
#9B251F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.155 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B251F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 37, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 67%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 80%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 80%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.79, 47.81, 33.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.79, 58.35, 34.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.62% 0.1369 0.073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.62% 0.155 28) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4282, 8.3929, 2.1563) |
| Luminance | 0.0839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.08
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.13
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.88
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.02
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.40
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B251F #1F959B
analogous
#9B1F57 #9B251F #9B631F
triadic
#9B251F #1F9B25 #251F9B
tetradic
#9B251F #579B1F #1F959B #631F9B
square
#9B251F #579B1F #1F959B #631F9B
split-complementary
#9B251F #1F9B63 #1F579B
monochromatic
#350D0B #681915 #9B251F #CE3129 #DD5E57
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.84
#9B251F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.68
#9B251F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B251F
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B251F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B251F | 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)
#49411D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B1A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b251f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 37, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.155 28.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1695b',
500: '#9b251f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b251f; $custom-light: #c1695b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b251f",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 37,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.903,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45623,
"c": 0.15517,
"h": 28
},
"luminance": 0.08391
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B251F
secondary
#55BCC1
accent
#E1EA3E
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79