#9B281D#9B281D

#9B281D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.153 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B281D
RGB	rgb(155, 40, 29)
HSL	hsl(5, 68%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 81.3%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.16, 46.66, 34.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.16, 58.30, 36.84°)
OKLab	oklab(45.89% 0.1329 0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(45.89% 0.153 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.4999, 8.5771, 2.0542)
Luminance	0.0858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B281D #1D909B

analogous

#9B1D51 #9B281D #9B671D

triadic

#9B281D #1D9B28 #281D9B

tetradic

#9B281D #519B1D #1D909B #671D9B

square

#9B281D #519B1D #1D909B #671D9B

split-complementary

#9B281D #1D9B67 #1D519B

monochromatic

#340D0A #671B13 #9B281D #CF3527 #DF6053

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#9B281D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9B281D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B281D

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B281D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B281D	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)

#4B431A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b281d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 40, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.153 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b5a',
    500: '#9b281d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b281d;
$custom-light: #c16b5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b281d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.238,
    "s": 68.478,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45892,
    "c": 0.15291,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B281D

secondary

#52B8C2

accent

#DCEB3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B281D

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

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