#90231E#90231E
#90231E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.146 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #90231E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(144, 35, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 66%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 79%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.7%, 79.2%, 43.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.32, 44.90, 30.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.32, 54.43, 34.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.38% 0.1289 0.0677) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.38% 0.146 27.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3384, 7.2270, 1.9733) |
| Luminance | 0.0722 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.38
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.75
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.73
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.00
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.12
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#90231E #1E8B90
analogous
#901E52 #90231E #905C1E
triadic
#90231E #1E9023 #231E90
tetradic
#90231E #52901E #1E8B90 #5C1E90
square
#90231E #52901E #1E8B90 #5C1E90
split-complementary
#90231E #1E905C #1E5290
monochromatic
#2B0A09 #5D1713 #90231E #C32F29 #DA544E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.59
#90231E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#90231E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #90231E
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##90231E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##90231E | 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)
#443D1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F5519
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F0023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #90231e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 35, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.146 27.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9675a',
500: '#90231e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #90231e; $custom-light: #b9675a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#90231e",
"rgb": {
"r": 144,
"g": 35,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.632,
"s": 65.517,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43382,
"c": 0.14562,
"h": 27.7
},
"luminance": 0.07225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#90231E
secondary
#4DB8BD
accent
#E1E83F
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130604
muted
#827A79