#9B2B38#9B2B38

#9B2B38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.147 H 18.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B2B38
RGB	rgb(155, 43, 56)
HSL	hsl(353, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(353, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 63.9%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.95, 46.84, 19.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.95, 50.75, 22.62°)
OKLab	oklab(46.61% 0.1393 0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(46.61% 0.147 18.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.0968, 8.9840, 4.6798)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B2B38 #2B9B8E

analogous

#9B2B70 #9B2B38 #9B562B

triadic

#9B2B38 #389B2B #2B389B

tetradic

#9B2B38 #709B2B #2B9B8E #562B9B

square

#9B2B38 #709B2B #2B9B8E #562B9B

split-complementary

#9B2B38 #2B9B56 #2B709B

monochromatic

#3B1015 #6B1E27 #9B2B38 #C93B4B #D66B77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#9B2B38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#9B2B38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B2B38

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B2B38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B2B38	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494638

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA0931

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b2b38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 43, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.147 18.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6d6e',
    500: '#9b2b38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b2b38;
$custom-light: #bf6d6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b2b38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.036,
    "s": 56.566,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4661,
    "c": 0.14703,
    "h": 18.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B2B38

secondary

#65BCB2

accent

#E0CE48

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEB

border

#D1C7C6

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B2B38

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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