#9B2820#9B2820

#9B2820 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.152 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2820
RGB	rgb(155, 40, 32)
HSL	hsl(4, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 79.4%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.19, 46.77, 33.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.19, 57.41, 35.45°)
OKLab	oklab(45.93% 0.1339 0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(45.93% 0.152 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.5388, 8.5927, 2.2592)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2820 #20939B

analogous

#9B2056 #9B2820 #9B6520

triadic

#9B2820 #209B28 #28209B

tetradic

#9B2820 #569B20 #20939B #65209B

square

#9B2820 #569B20 #20939B #65209B

split-complementary

#9B2820 #209B65 #20569B

monochromatic

#360E0B #681B16 #9B2820 #CE352A #DD6159

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#9B2820 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9B2820 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2820

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2820	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2820	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)

#4A431E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2820;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 40, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.152 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b5c',
    500: '#9b2820',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2820;
$custom-light: #c16b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2820",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.902,
    "s": 65.775,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45925,
    "c": 0.15245,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2820

secondary

#56BAC1

accent

#DEE93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2820

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

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