#9B2528#9B2528
#9B2528 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.154 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2528 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 37, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 61%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 76%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 74.2%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.90, 48.17, 28.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.90, 55.83, 30.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.74% 0.1401 0.064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.74% 0.154 24.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5638, 8.4471, 2.8707) |
| Luminance | 0.0844 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.41
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.89
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.20
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.92
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.95
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2528 #259B98
analogous
#9B2563 #9B2528 #9B5D25
triadic
#9B2528 #289B25 #25289B
tetradic
#9B2528 #639B25 #259B98 #5D259B
square
#9B2528 #639B25 #259B98 #5D259B
split-complementary
#9B2528 #259B5D #25639B
monochromatic
#380D0E #6A191B #9B2528 #CC3135 #D96164
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.81
#9B2528 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.69
#9B2528 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2528
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2528 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2528 | 1.00 | 7.81 | 2.69 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#484227
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2528; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 37, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.154 24.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06a62',
500: '#9b2528',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2528; $custom-light: #c06a62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2528",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 37,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.475,
"s": 61.458,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4574,
"c": 0.15399,
"h": 24.6
},
"luminance": 0.08445
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2528
secondary
#5DBFBC
accent
#E5E043
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBEA
border
#D2C6C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A79