#901B1B#901B1B
#901B1B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.152 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #901B1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(144, 27, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 68%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 81%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 81.3%, 43.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.33, 47.45, 31.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.33, 56.96, 33.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.64% 0.1363 0.0683) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.64% 0.152 26.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0928, 6.7942, 1.7114) |
| Luminance | 0.0679 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.71
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 2.74
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.79
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 4.83
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.87
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#901B1B #1B9090
analogous
#901B55 #901B1B #90551B
triadic
#901B1B #1B901B #1B1B90
tetradic
#901B1B #55901B #1B9090 #551B90
square
#901B1B #55901B #1B9090 #551B90
split-complementary
#901B1B #1B9055 #1B5590
monochromatic
#290808 #5C1111 #901B1B #C42525 #DD4949
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.90
#901B1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.36
#901B1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #901B1B
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##901B1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##901B1B | 1.00 | 8.90 | 2.36 | 8.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#403A19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D5316
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F001D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #901b1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 27, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.152 26.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b96458',
500: '#901b1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #901b1b; $custom-light: #b96458; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#901b1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 144,
"g": 27,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 68.421,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42639,
"c": 0.15249,
"h": 26.6
},
"luminance": 0.06792
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#901B1B
secondary
#48BFBF
accent
#EBEB3D
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78