#9B252A#9B252A

#9B252A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.154 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B252A
RGB	rgb(155, 37, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 61%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 72.9%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.93, 48.26, 27.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.93, 55.32, 29.25°)
OKLab	oklab(45.77% 0.1408 0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(45.77% 0.154 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.5987, 8.4611, 3.0545)
Luminance	0.0846 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B252A #259B96

analogous

#9B2565 #9B252A #9B5B25

triadic

#9B252A #2A9B25 #252A9B

tetradic

#9B252A #659B25 #259B96 #5B259B

square

#9B252A #659B25 #259B96 #5B259B

split-complementary

#9B252A #259B5B #25659B

monochromatic

#380D0F #6A191D #9B252A #CC3137 #D96166

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#9B252A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#9B252A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B252A

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B252A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B252A	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484229

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b252a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 37, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.154 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06a63',
    500: '#9b252a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b252a;
$custom-light: #c06a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b252a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.458,
    "s": 61.458,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45769,
    "c": 0.15378,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B252A

secondary

#5DBFBA

accent

#E5DE43

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBEA

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B252A

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

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