#9B2822#9B2822

#9B2822 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.152 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2822
RGB	rgb(155, 40, 34)
HSL	hsl(3, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(3, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 78.1%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.21, 46.84, 32.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.21, 56.82, 34.48°)
OKLab	oklab(45.95% 0.1346 0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(45.95% 0.152 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.5668, 8.6039, 2.4068)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2822 #22959B

analogous

#9B2259 #9B2822 #9B6522

triadic

#9B2822 #229B28 #28229B

tetradic

#9B2822 #599B22 #22959B #65229B

square

#9B2822 #599B22 #22959B #65229B

split-complementary

#9B2822 #229B65 #22599B

monochromatic

#370E0C #691B17 #9B2822 #CD352D #DB625C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#9B2822 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9B2822 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2822

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2822	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2822	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4320

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2822;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 40, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.152 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b5e',
    500: '#9b2822',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2822;
$custom-light: #c16b5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2822",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.975,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45949,
    "c": 0.15216,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2822

secondary

#59BBC0

accent

#DFE741

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECE9

border

#D2C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2822

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

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