#9B2C38#9B2C38
#9B2C38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.146 H 19.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2C38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 44, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 56%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 63.9%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.09, 46.45, 19.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.09, 50.46, 22.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.72% 0.1381 0.0474) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.72% 0.146 19) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1336, 9.0576, 4.6920) |
| Luminance | 0.0906 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.88
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.46
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.90
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.46
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 7.22
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2C38 #2C9B8F
analogous
#9B2C70 #9B2C38 #9B582C
triadic
#9B2C38 #389B2C #2C389B
tetradic
#9B2C38 #709B2C #2C9B8F #582C9B
square
#9B2C38 #709B2C #2C9B8F #582C9B
split-complementary
#9B2C38 #2C9B58 #2C709B
monochromatic
#3C1116 #6B1E27 #9B2C38 #C83C4B #D56C77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.47
#9B2C38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.81
#9B2C38 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2C38
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2C38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2C38 | 1.00 | 7.47 | 2.81 | 7.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A4638
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665D35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA0C31
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2c38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 44, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.146 19.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf6d6e',
500: '#9b2c38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2c38; $custom-light: #bf6d6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2c38",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 44,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.514,
"s": 55.779,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46715,
"c": 0.146,
"h": 19
},
"luminance": 0.09055
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2C38
secondary
#67BCB3
accent
#DFCF49
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F8ECEB
border
#D1C7C6
text
#130707
muted
#827A7A