#9B2D22#9B2D22
#9B2D22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.148 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2D22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 45, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71%, 78.1%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.91, 44.91, 32.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.91, 55.68, 36.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.47% 0.1285 0.0727) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.47% 0.148 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7464, 8.9631, 2.4666) |
| Luminance | 0.0896 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.55
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.72
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.20
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.38
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.53
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2D22 #22909B
analogous
#9B2253 #9B2D22 #9B6A22
triadic
#9B2D22 #229B2D #2D229B
tetradic
#9B2D22 #539B22 #22909B #6A229B
square
#9B2D22 #539B22 #22909B #6A229B
split-complementary
#9B2D22 #229B6A #22539B
monochromatic
#37100C #691E17 #9B2D22 #CD3C2D #DB685C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.52
#9B2D22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.79
#9B2D22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2D22
7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2D22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2D22 | 1.00 | 7.52 | 2.79 | 7.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4520
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685D1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB042B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2d22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 45, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.148 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16d5e',
500: '#9b2d22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2d22; $custom-light: #c16d5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2d22",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 45,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.455,
"s": 64.021,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46474,
"c": 0.14761,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.08961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2D22
secondary
#59B6C0
accent
#D8E741
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9ECE9
border
#D2C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79