#901B17#901B17
#901B17 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.153 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #901B17 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(144, 27, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 72%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 84%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 84%, 43.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.29, 47.33, 33.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.29, 58.14, 35.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.6% 0.1351 0.0718) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.6% 0.153 28) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0497, 6.7770, 1.4841) |
| Luminance | 0.0678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 2.60
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.85
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 3.82
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 3.86
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 3.87
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#901B17 #178C90
analogous
#901750 #901B17 #905717
triadic
#901B17 #17901B #1B1790
tetradic
#901B17 #509017 #178C90 #571790
square
#901B17 #509017 #178C90 #571790
split-complementary
#901B17 #179057 #175090
monochromatic
#260706 #5B110F #901B17 #C5251F #E14641
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.92
#901B17 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.36
#901B17 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #901B17
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##901B17 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##901B17 | 1.00 | 8.92 | 2.36 | 8.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#413915
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5311
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F001C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #901b17; /* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 27, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.153 28.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ba6355',
500: '#901b17',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #901b17; $custom-light: #ba6355; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#901b17",
"rgb": {
"r": 144,
"g": 27,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.983,
"s": 72.455,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42597,
"c": 0.15298,
"h": 28
},
"luminance": 0.06775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#901B17
secondary
#42BDC1
accent
#E9EF39
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78