#9B272A#9B272A

#9B272A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.152 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B272A
RGB	rgb(155, 39, 42)
HSL	hsl(358, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 72.9%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.18, 47.55, 27.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.18, 54.85, 29.89°)
OKLab	oklab(45.96% 0.1386 0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(45.96% 0.152 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.6627, 8.5890, 3.0758)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B272A #279B98

analogous

#9B2764 #9B272A #9B5E27

triadic

#9B272A #2A9B27 #272A9B

tetradic

#9B272A #649B27 #279B98 #5E279B

square

#9B272A #649B27 #279B98 #5E279B

split-complementary

#9B272A #279B5E #27649B

monochromatic

#390E10 #6A1B1D #9B272A #CC3337 #D86467

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#9B272A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9B272A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B272A

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B272A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B272A	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494329

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b272a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 39, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.152 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06b63',
    500: '#9b272a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b272a;
$custom-light: #c06b63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b272a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.448,
    "s": 59.794,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45959,
    "c": 0.15198,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B272A

secondary

#60BEBB

accent

#E3DF45

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECEA

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B272A

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

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