#90231D#90231D
#90231D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.146 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #90231D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(144, 35, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 66%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 80%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.7%, 79.9%, 43.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.31, 44.86, 31.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.31, 54.73, 34.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.37% 0.1286 0.0687) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.37% 0.146 28.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3259, 7.2220, 1.9071) |
| Luminance | 0.0722 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.39
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.71
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.72
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.84
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.88
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#90231D #1D8A90
analogous
#901D51 #90231D #905D1D
triadic
#90231D #1D9023 #231D90
tetradic
#90231D #51901D #1D8A90 #5D1D90
square
#90231D #51901D #1D8A90 #5D1D90
split-complementary
#90231D #1D905D #1D5190
monochromatic
#2A0A08 #5D1713 #90231D #C32F27 #DB544C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.59
#90231D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#90231D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #90231D
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##90231D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##90231D | 1.00 | 8.59 | 2.44 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#443D1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F5518
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F0023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #90231d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 35, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.146 28.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9675a',
500: '#90231d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #90231d; $custom-light: #b9675a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#90231d",
"rgb": {
"r": 144,
"g": 35,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.13,
"s": 66.474,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4337,
"c": 0.14577,
"h": 28.1
},
"luminance": 0.0722
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#90231D
secondary
#4BB7BD
accent
#E0E93E
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78