#9B272C#9B272C

#9B272C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.152 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B272C
RGB	rgb(155, 39, 44)
HSL	hsl(357, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 71.6%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.21, 47.65, 26.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.21, 54.35, 28.74°)
OKLab	oklab(45.99% 0.1393 0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(45.99% 0.152 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.6994, 8.6037, 3.2691)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B272C #279B96

analogous

#9B2766 #9B272C #9B5C27

triadic

#9B272C #2C9B27 #272C9B

tetradic

#9B272C #669B27 #279B96 #5C279B

square

#9B272C #669B27 #279B96 #5C279B

split-complementary

#9B272C #279B5C #27669B

monochromatic

#390E10 #6A1B1E #9B272C #CC333A #D86469

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#9B272C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9B272C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B272C

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B272C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B272C	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)

#49432B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b272c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 39, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.152 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06b65',
    500: '#9b272c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b272c;
$custom-light: #c06b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b272c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.414,
    "s": 59.794,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4599,
    "c": 0.15177,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B272C

secondary

#60BEBA

accent

#E3DC45

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B272C

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

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