#9B281E#9B281E

#9B281E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.153 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B281E
RGB	rgb(155, 40, 30)
HSL	hsl(5, 68%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 80.6%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.17, 46.69, 34.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.17, 58.00, 36.39°)
OKLab	oklab(45.9% 0.1332 0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(45.9% 0.153 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.5124, 8.5821, 2.1204)
Luminance	0.0858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B281E #1E919B

analogous

#9B1E53 #9B281E #9B671E

triadic

#9B281E #1E9B28 #281E9B

tetradic

#9B281E #539B1E #1E919B #671E9B

square

#9B281E #539B1E #1E919B #671E9B

split-complementary

#9B281E #1E9B67 #1E539B

monochromatic

#340E0A #681B14 #9B281E #CE3528 #DE6055

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#9B281E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9B281E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B281E

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B281E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B281E	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)

#4B431C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b281e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 40, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.153 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b5b',
    500: '#9b281e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b281e;
$custom-light: #c16b5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b281e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.8,
    "s": 67.568,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45903,
    "c": 0.15276,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B281E

secondary

#53B9C2

accent

#DDEA3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B281E

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

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