#9B253D#9B253D

#9B253D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.153 H 14.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B253D
RGB	rgb(155, 37, 61)
HSL	hsl(348, 61%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(348, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 60.6%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.26, 49.38, 15.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.26, 51.73, 17.34°)
OKLab	oklab(46.13% 0.1484 0.0379)
OKLCH	oklch(46.13% 0.153 14.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.0230, 8.6308, 5.2888)
Luminance	0.0863 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B253D #259B83

analogous

#9B2578 #9B253D #9B4825

triadic

#9B253D #3D9B25 #253D9B

tetradic

#9B253D #789B25 #259B83 #48259B

square

#9B253D #789B25 #259B83 #48259B

split-complementary

#9B253D #259B48 #25789B

monochromatic

#380D16 #6A192A #9B253D #CC3150 #D9617A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#9B253D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9B253D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B253D

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B253D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B253D	1.00	7.70	2.73	7.70
#FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45433D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635C3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b253d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 37, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.153 14.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6a72',
    500: '#9b253d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b253d;
$custom-light: #bf6a72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b253d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.797,
    "s": 61.458,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4613,
    "c": 0.15316,
    "h": 14.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B253D

secondary

#5DBFAB

accent

#E5C443

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B253D

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

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