#9B2D27#9B2D27
#9B2D27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.147 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2D27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 45, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 60%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 75%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71%, 74.8%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.97, 45.12, 30.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.97, 54.21, 33.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.54% 0.1302 0.0678) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.54% 0.147 27.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8238, 8.9940, 2.8745) |
| Luminance | 0.0899 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.15
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.76
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.89
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.43
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.43
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2D27 #27959B
analogous
#9B275B #9B2D27 #9B6727
triadic
#9B2D27 #279B2D #2D279B
tetradic
#9B2D27 #5B9B27 #27959B #67279B
square
#9B2D27 #5B9B27 #27959B #67279B
split-complementary
#9B2D27 #279B67 #275B9B
monochromatic
#39110E #6A1F1B #9B2D27 #CC3B33 #D86A64
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.50
#9B2D27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#9B2D27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2D27
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2D27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2D27 | 1.00 | 7.50 | 2.80 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4525
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685D23
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB062D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2d27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 45, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.147 27.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06d61',
500: '#9b2d27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2d27; $custom-light: #c06d61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2d27",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 45,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.103,
"s": 59.794,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46538,
"c": 0.14678,
"h": 27.5
},
"luminance": 0.08992
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2D27
secondary
#60B9BE
accent
#DBE345
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9ECEA
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A79