#891917#891917
#891917 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.147 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #891917 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(137, 25, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 71%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 83%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.8%, 83.2%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.61, 45.75, 31.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.61, 55.61, 34.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.08% 0.1309 0.0678) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.08% 0.147 27.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8201, 6.0772, 1.4138) |
| Luminance | 0.0607 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 2.08
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 3.66
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.80
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 3.96
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.01
Maroon
#800000
ΔE00 4.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#891917 #178789
analogous
#89174E #891917 #895217
triadic
#891917 #178919 #191789
tetradic
#891917 #4E8917 #178789 #521789
square
#891917 #4E8917 #178789 #521789
split-complementary
#891917 #178952 #174E89
monochromatic
#200605 #550F0E #891917 #BD2320 #DE3F3C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.48
#891917 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.22
#891917 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #891917
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##891917 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##891917 | 1.00 | 9.48 | 2.22 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D3615
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#584E11
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98001A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#464646
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #891917; /* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 25, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.147 27.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46255',
500: '#891917',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #891917; $custom-light: #b46255; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#891917",
"rgb": {
"r": 137,
"g": 25,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.053,
"s": 71.25,
"l": 31.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41083,
"c": 0.14746,
"h": 27.4
},
"luminance": 0.06075
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#891917
secondary
#3FBABD
accent
#EBEE3A
background
#FCF6F4
surface
#F8EBE8
border
#D1C6C4
text
#130603
muted
#827A78