#9B281F#9B281F

#9B281F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.153 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B281F
RGB	rgb(155, 40, 31)
HSL	hsl(4, 67%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(4, 80%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 80%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.18, 46.73, 33.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.18, 57.70, 35.92°)
OKLab	oklab(45.91% 0.1336 0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(45.91% 0.153 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.5254, 8.5873, 2.1888)
Luminance	0.0858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B281F #1F929B

analogous

#9B1F54 #9B281F #9B661F

triadic

#9B281F #1F9B28 #281F9B

tetradic

#9B281F #549B1F #1F929B #661F9B

square

#9B281F #549B1F #1F929B #661F9B

split-complementary

#9B281F #1F9B66 #1F549B

monochromatic

#350E0B #681B15 #9B281F #CE3529 #DD6157

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#9B281F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9B281F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B281F

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B281F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B281F	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)

#4B431D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b281f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 40, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.153 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b5c',
    500: '#9b281f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b281f;
$custom-light: #c16b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b281f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.355,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45914,
    "c": 0.15261,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B281F

secondary

#55B9C1

accent

#DDEA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B281F

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

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