#9B2524#9B2524
#9B2524 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.154 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2524 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 37, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 62%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 76.8%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.85, 48.00, 30.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.85, 56.92, 32.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.68% 0.1386 0.0682) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.68% 0.154 26.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4993, 8.4213, 2.5308) |
| Luminance | 0.0842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.34
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.25
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.63
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.90
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.02
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2524 #249A9B
analogous
#9B245F #9B2524 #9B6024
triadic
#9B2524 #249B25 #25249B
tetradic
#9B2524 #5F9B24 #249A9B #60249B
square
#9B2524 #5F9B24 #249A9B #60249B
split-complementary
#9B2524 #249B60 #245F9B
monochromatic
#380D0D #691918 #9B2524 #CD3130 #DA605F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.82
#9B2524 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.68
#9B2524 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2524
7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2524 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2524 | 1.00 | 7.82 | 2.68 | 7.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#494222
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B1F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2524; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 37, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.154 26.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16a5f',
500: '#9b2524',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2524; $custom-light: #c16a5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2524",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 37,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.504,
"s": 62.304,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45684,
"c": 0.15448,
"h": 26.2
},
"luminance": 0.08419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2524
secondary
#5CBEBF
accent
#E4E542
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79