#9B3121#9B3121
#9B3121 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.144 H 31.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B3121 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 49, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 78.7%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.51, 43.20, 34.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.51, 55.05, 38.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.92% 0.123 0.075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.92% 0.144 31.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8921, 9.2772, 2.4451) |
| Luminance | 0.0927 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.35
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 1.61
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.07
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.24
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 4.69
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B3121 #218B9B
analogous
#9B214E #9B3121 #9B6E21
triadic
#9B3121 #219B31 #31219B
tetradic
#9B3121 #4E9B21 #218B9B #6E219B
square
#9B3121 #4E9B21 #218B9B #6E219B
split-complementary
#9B3121 #219B6E #214E9B
monochromatic
#36110C #692116 #9B3121 #CD412C #DC6B5A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.36
#9B3121 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#9B3121 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B3121
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B3121 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B3121 | 1.00 | 7.36 | 2.85 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F471E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB102E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b3121; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 49, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.144 31.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06f5d',
500: '#9b3121',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b3121; $custom-light: #c06f5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b3121",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 49,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.869,
"s": 64.894,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4692,
"c": 0.14402,
"h": 31.4
},
"luminance": 0.09275
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B3121
secondary
#58B2C0
accent
#D2E840
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9ECE9
border
#D2C7C5
text
#140804
muted
#827B79