#9B253C#9B253C

#9B253C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.153 H 14.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B253C
RGB	rgb(155, 37, 60)
HSL	hsl(348, 61%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(348, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 61.3%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.24, 49.31, 16.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.24, 51.85, 18.01°)
OKLab	oklab(46.11% 0.148 0.0393)
OKLCH	oklch(46.11% 0.153 14.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9963, 8.6201, 5.1483)
Luminance	0.0862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B253C #259B84

analogous

#9B2577 #9B253C #9B4925

triadic

#9B253C #3C9B25 #253C9B

tetradic

#9B253C #779B25 #259B84 #49259B

square

#9B253C #779B25 #259B84 #49259B

split-complementary

#9B253C #259B49 #25779B

monochromatic

#380D16 #6A1929 #9B253C #CC314F #D96179

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#9B253C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9B253C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B253C

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B253C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B253C	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45433C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635C39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b253c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 37, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.153 14.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6a71',
    500: '#9b253c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b253c;
$custom-light: #bf6a71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b253c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.305,
    "s": 61.458,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46107,
    "c": 0.15311,
    "h": 14.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B253C

secondary

#5DBFAC

accent

#E5C543

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B253C

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

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