#9B2B22#9B2B22
#9B2B22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.149 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2B22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 43, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 78.1%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.62, 45.70, 32.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.62, 56.14, 35.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.26% 0.131 0.072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.26% 0.149 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6719, 8.8140, 2.4418) |
| Luminance | 0.0881 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.92
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.05
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.20
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.10
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.32
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2B22 #22929B
analogous
#9B2256 #9B2B22 #9B6822
triadic
#9B2B22 #229B2B #2B229B
tetradic
#9B2B22 #569B22 #22929B #68229B
square
#9B2B22 #569B22 #22929B #68229B
split-complementary
#9B2B22 #229B68 #22569B
monochromatic
#370F0C #691D17 #9B2B22 #CD392D #DB665C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.60
#9B2B22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.76
#9B2B22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2B22
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2B22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2B22 | 1.00 | 7.60 | 2.76 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4420
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685D1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2b22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 43, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.149 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16c5e',
500: '#9b2b22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2b22; $custom-light: #c16c5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2b22",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 43,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.463,
"s": 64.021,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46258,
"c": 0.14945,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.08812
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2B22
secondary
#59B8C0
accent
#DBE741
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9ECE9
border
#D2C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79