#9B272B#9B272B

#9B272B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.152 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B272B
RGB	rgb(155, 39, 43)
HSL	hsl(358, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 72.3%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.20, 47.60, 26.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.20, 54.59, 29.32°)
OKLab	oklab(45.98% 0.1389 0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(45.98% 0.152 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6808, 8.5963, 3.1713)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B272B #279B97

analogous

#9B2765 #9B272B #9B5D27

triadic

#9B272B #2B9B27 #272B9B

tetradic

#9B272B #659B27 #279B97 #5D279B

square

#9B272B #659B27 #279B97 #5D279B

split-complementary

#9B272B #279B5D #27659B

monochromatic

#390E10 #6A1B1D #9B272B #CC3339 #D86468

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#9B272B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9B272B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B272B

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B272B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B272B	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)

#49432A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b272b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 39, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.152 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06b64',
    500: '#9b272b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b272b;
$custom-light: #c06b64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b272b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.931,
    "s": 59.794,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45975,
    "c": 0.15187,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B272B

secondary

#60BEBB

accent

#E3DE45

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B272B

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

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