#9B2B20#9B2B20
#9B2B20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.150 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2B20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 43, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 66%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 79.4%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.60, 45.62, 33.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.60, 56.74, 36.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.23% 0.1303 0.0739) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.23% 0.15 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6439, 8.8028, 2.2943) |
| Luminance | 0.0880 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.69
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.85
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.40
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.25
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.40
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2B20 #20909B
analogous
#9B2053 #9B2B20 #9B6920
triadic
#9B2B20 #209B2B #2B209B
tetradic
#9B2B20 #539B20 #20909B #69209B
square
#9B2B20 #539B20 #20909B #69209B
split-complementary
#9B2B20 #209B69 #20539B
monochromatic
#360F0B #681D16 #9B2B20 #CE392A #DD6559
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.61
#9B2B20 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.76
#9B2B20 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2B20
7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2B20 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2B20 | 1.00 | 7.61 | 2.76 | 7.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C441E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685D1B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2b20; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 43, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.150 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16c5c',
500: '#9b2b20',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2b20; $custom-light: #c16c5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2b20",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 43,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.366,
"s": 65.775,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46234,
"c": 0.14979,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.08801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2B20
secondary
#56B7C1
accent
#DAE93F
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9ECE9
border
#D2C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79