#9B2826#9B2826
#9B2826 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.152 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2826 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 40, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 61%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 75%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 75.5%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.26, 47.01, 29.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.26, 55.68, 32.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46% 0.1359 0.0671) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46% 0.152 26.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6279, 8.6283, 2.7286) |
| Luminance | 0.0863 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.10
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.74
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.61
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.71
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.84
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2826 #26999B
analogous
#9B265E #9B2826 #9B6326
triadic
#9B2826 #269B28 #28269B
tetradic
#9B2826 #5E9B26 #26999B #63269B
square
#9B2826 #5E9B26 #26999B #63269B
split-complementary
#9B2826 #269B63 #265E9B
monochromatic
#390F0E #6A1B1A #9B2826 #CC3532 #D96563
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.71
#9B2826 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#9B2826 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2826
7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2826 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2826 | 1.00 | 7.71 | 2.73 | 7.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A4325
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665C22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2826; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 40, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.152 26.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06b60',
500: '#9b2826',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2826; $custom-light: #c06b60; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2826",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 40,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.026,
"s": 60.622,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46,
"c": 0.15159,
"h": 26.3
},
"luminance": 0.08626
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2826
secondary
#5FBDBE
accent
#E1E444
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9ECE9
border
#D2C7C5
text
#140705
muted
#827A79