#9B2B1B#9B2B1B
#9B2B1B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.151 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2B1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 43, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 70%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 83%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 82.6%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.55, 45.45, 36.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.55, 58.26, 38.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.18% 0.1288 0.0781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.18% 0.151 31.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5810, 8.7777, 1.9632) |
| Luminance | 0.0877 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.27
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.45
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.70
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 3.80
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.11
Deep Red
#9A0200
ΔE00 4.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2B1B #1B8B9B
analogous
#9B1B4B #9B2B1B #9B6B1B
triadic
#9B2B1B #1B9B2B #2B1B9B
tetradic
#9B2B1B #4B9B1B #1B8B9B #6B1B9B
square
#9B2B1B #4B9B1B #1B8B9B #6B1B9B
split-complementary
#9B2B1B #1B9B6B #1B4B9B
monochromatic
#330E09 #671D12 #9B2B1B #CF3924 #E06250
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.62
#9B2B1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.75
#9B2B1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2B1B
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2B1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2B1B | 1.00 | 7.62 | 2.75 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4418
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685D16
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2b1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 43, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.151 31.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16c59',
500: '#9b2b1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2b1b; $custom-light: #c16c59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2b1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 43,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.5,
"s": 70.33,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46182,
"c": 0.15062,
"h": 31.2
},
"luminance": 0.08775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2B1B
secondary
#4FB5C3
accent
#D7ED3B
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140703
muted
#837A78