#9B281C#9B281C
#9B281C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.153 H 30.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B281C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 40, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 69%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 82%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 81.9%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.15, 46.63, 35.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.15, 58.60, 37.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.88% 0.1326 0.0764) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.88% 0.153 30) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4877, 8.5722, 1.9902) |
| Luminance | 0.0857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.88
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.03
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.02
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.02
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.06
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B281C #1C8F9B
analogous
#9B1C4F #9B281C #9B671C
triadic
#9B281C #1C9B28 #281C9B
tetradic
#9B281C #4F9B1C #1C8F9B #671C9B
square
#9B281C #4F9B1C #1C8F9B #671C9B
split-complementary
#9B281C #1C9B67 #1C4F9B
monochromatic
#330D09 #671B13 #9B281C #CF3525 #E05F52
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.74
#9B281C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.71
#9B281C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B281C
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B281C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B281C | 1.00 | 7.74 | 2.71 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4319
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675C16
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b281c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 40, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.153 30.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16b59',
500: '#9b281c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b281c; $custom-light: #c16b59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b281c",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 40,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.669,
"s": 69.399,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45882,
"c": 0.15307,
"h": 30
},
"luminance": 0.0857
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B281C
secondary
#50B8C3
accent
#DCEC3C
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79