#9B2B2B#9B2B2B
#9B2B2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.148 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2B2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 43, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 72.3%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.74, 46.10, 27.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.74, 53.61, 30.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.38% 0.1342 0.0627) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.38% 0.148 25.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8191, 8.8729, 3.2174) |
| Luminance | 0.0887 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.08
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.67
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.09
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.41
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.52
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2B2B #2B9B9B
analogous
#9B2B63 #9B2B2B #9B632B
triadic
#9B2B2B #2B9B2B #2B2B9B
tetradic
#9B2B2B #639B2B #2B9B9B #632B9B
square
#9B2B2B #639B2B #2B9B9B #632B9B
split-complementary
#9B2B2B #2B9B63 #2B639B
monochromatic
#3B1010 #6B1E1E #9B2B2B #C93B3B #D66B6B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.57
#9B2B2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.77
#9B2B2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2B2B
7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2B2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2B2B | 1.00 | 7.57 | 2.77 | 7.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B452A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675D27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB012C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2b2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 43, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.148 25.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06c64',
500: '#9b2b2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2b2b; $custom-light: #c06c64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2b2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 43,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 56.566,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4638,
"c": 0.14812,
"h": 25.1
},
"luminance": 0.08871
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2B2B
secondary
#65BCBC
accent
#E0E048
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A7A