#9B2C22#9B2C22
#9B2C22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.149 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2C22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 44, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 78.1%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.77, 45.31, 32.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.77, 55.91, 35.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.37% 0.1297 0.0724) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.37% 0.149 29.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7087, 8.8876, 2.4541) |
| Luminance | 0.0888 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.80
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.96
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.05
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.31
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.34
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2C22 #22919B
analogous
#9B2254 #9B2C22 #9B6922
triadic
#9B2C22 #229B2C #2C229B
tetradic
#9B2C22 #549B22 #22919B #69229B
square
#9B2C22 #549B22 #22919B #69229B
split-complementary
#9B2C22 #229B69 #22549B
monochromatic
#37100C #691E17 #9B2C22 #CD3A2D #DB675C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.56
#9B2C22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.78
#9B2C22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2C22
7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2C22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2C22 | 1.00 | 7.56 | 2.78 | 7.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4520
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685D1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2c22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 44, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.149 29.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16d5e',
500: '#9b2c22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2c22; $custom-light: #c16d5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2c22",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 44,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.959,
"s": 64.021,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46365,
"c": 0.14854,
"h": 29.1
},
"luminance": 0.08885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2C22
secondary
#59B7C0
accent
#D9E741
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9ECE9
border
#D2C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79