#9B2B25#9B2B25
#9B2B25 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.149 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2B25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 43, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 61%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 76%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 76.1%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.66, 45.82, 30.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.66, 55.26, 33.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.29% 0.132 0.0691) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.29% 0.149 27.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7170, 8.8321, 2.6797) |
| Luminance | 0.0883 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.29
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.74
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.87
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.06
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.37
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2B25 #25959B
analogous
#9B255A #9B2B25 #9B6625
triadic
#9B2B25 #259B2B #2B259B
tetradic
#9B2B25 #5A9B25 #25959B #66259B
square
#9B2B25 #5A9B25 #25959B #66259B
split-complementary
#9B2B25 #259B66 #255A9B
monochromatic
#38100D #6A1D19 #9B2B25 #CC3931 #D96761
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.59
#9B2B25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.77
#9B2B25 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2B25
7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2B25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2B25 | 1.00 | 7.59 | 2.77 | 7.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4423
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675D21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2b25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 43, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.149 27.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06c60',
500: '#9b2b25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2b25; $custom-light: #c06c60; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2b25",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 43,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.051,
"s": 61.458,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46295,
"c": 0.14898,
"h": 27.6
},
"luminance": 0.0883
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2B25
secondary
#5DBABF
accent
#DCE543
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9ECE9
border
#D2C7C5
text
#140705
muted
#827A79