#9B2A22#9B2A22
#9B2A22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.150 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2A22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 42, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.9%, 78.1%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.48, 46.09, 32.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.48, 56.37, 35.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.15% 0.1322 0.0717) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.15% 0.15 28.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6360, 8.7422, 2.4298) |
| Luminance | 0.0874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.81
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.30
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.44
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.91
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.31
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2A22 #22939B
analogous
#9B2257 #9B2A22 #9B6722
triadic
#9B2A22 #229B2A #2A229B
tetradic
#9B2A22 #579B22 #22939B #67229B
square
#9B2A22 #579B22 #22939B #67229B
split-complementary
#9B2A22 #229B67 #22579B
monochromatic
#370F0C #691C17 #9B2A22 #CD382D #DB655C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.64
#9B2A22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.75
#9B2A22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2A22
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2A22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2A22 | 1.00 | 7.64 | 2.75 | 7.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4420
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675C1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2a22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 42, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.150 28.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16c5e',
500: '#9b2a22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2a22; $custom-light: #c16c5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2a22",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 42,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.967,
"s": 64.021,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46153,
"c": 0.15037,
"h": 28.5
},
"luminance": 0.0874
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2A22
secondary
#59B9C0
accent
#DCE741
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9ECE9
border
#D2C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79