#9B252C#9B252C
#9B252C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.154 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B252C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 37, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 61%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 76%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 71.6%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.95, 48.36, 25.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.95, 54.83, 28.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.8% 0.1416 0.0595) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.8% 0.154 22.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6354, 8.4758, 3.2477) |
| Luminance | 0.0847 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.12
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.85
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.59
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.04
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.65
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B252C #259B94
analogous
#9B2567 #9B252C #9B5925
triadic
#9B252C #2C9B25 #252C9B
tetradic
#9B252C #679B25 #259B94 #59259B
square
#9B252C #679B25 #259B94 #59259B
split-complementary
#9B252C #259B59 #25679B
monochromatic
#380D10 #6A191E #9B252C #CC313A #D96168
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.79
#9B252C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.69
#9B252C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B252C
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B252C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B252C | 1.00 | 7.79 | 2.69 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#48422B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b252c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 37, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.154 22.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06a65',
500: '#9b252c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b252c; $custom-light: #c06a65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b252c",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 37,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.441,
"s": 61.458,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45801,
"c": 0.15359,
"h": 22.8
},
"luminance": 0.08474
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B252C
secondary
#5DBFB9
accent
#E5DB43
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A7A