#9B2C1B#9B2C1B
#9B2C1B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.150 H 31.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2C1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 44, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 70%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 83%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 82.6%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.70, 45.06, 36.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.70, 58.04, 39.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.29% 0.1275 0.0784) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.29% 0.15 31.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6178, 8.8513, 1.9755) |
| Luminance | 0.0885 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.11
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.29
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.60
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 3.67
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.21
Deep Red
#9A0200
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2C1B #1B8A9B
analogous
#9B1B4A #9B2C1B #9B6C1B
triadic
#9B2C1B #1B9B2C #2C1B9B
tetradic
#9B2C1B #4A9B1B #1B8A9B #6C1B9B
square
#9B2C1B #4A9B1B #1B8A9B #6C1B9B
split-complementary
#9B2C1B #1B9B6C #1B4A9B
monochromatic
#330E09 #671D12 #9B2C1B #CF3B24 #E06350
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.58
#9B2C1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.77
#9B2C1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2C1B
7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2C1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2C1B | 1.00 | 7.58 | 2.77 | 7.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4418
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685D16
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2c1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 44, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.150 31.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16d59',
500: '#9b2c1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2c1b; $custom-light: #c16d59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2c1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 44,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.969,
"s": 70.33,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4629,
"c": 0.14973,
"h": 31.6
},
"luminance": 0.08849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2C1B
secondary
#4FB4C3
accent
#D5ED3B
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140703
muted
#837A78