#9B253B#9B253B

#9B253B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.153 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B253B
RGB	rgb(155, 37, 59)
HSL	hsl(349, 61%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(349, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 61.9%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.22, 49.24, 16.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.22, 51.98, 18.68°)
OKLab	oklab(46.09% 0.1476 0.0406)
OKLCH	oklch(46.09% 0.153 15.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.9701, 8.6097, 5.0104)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B253B #259B85

analogous

#9B2576 #9B253B #9B4A25

triadic

#9B253B #3B9B25 #253B9B

tetradic

#9B253B #769B25 #259B85 #4A259B

square

#9B253B #769B25 #259B85 #4A259B

split-complementary

#9B253B #259B4A #25769B

monochromatic

#380D15 #6A1928 #9B253B #CC314E #D96178

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#9B253B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9B253B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B253B

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B253B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B253B	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46433B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645C38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b253b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 37, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.153 15.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6a70',
    500: '#9b253b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b253b;
$custom-light: #bf6a70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b253b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.814,
    "s": 61.458,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46085,
    "c": 0.15307,
    "h": 15.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B253B

secondary

#5DBFAC

accent

#E5C643

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B253B

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

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