#912121#912121
#912121 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.148 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #912121 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(145, 33, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 63%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 77%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 77.2%, 43.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.30, 46.06, 29.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.30, 54.44, 32.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.42% 0.1331 0.0647) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.42% 0.148 25.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4969, 7.2192, 2.1740) |
| Luminance | 0.0722 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.32
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.96
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.45
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 6.02
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 6.02
Darkred
#8B0000
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#912121 #219191
analogous
#912159 #912121 #915921
triadic
#912121 #219121 #212191
tetradic
#912121 #599121 #219191 #592191
square
#912121 #599121 #219191 #592191
split-complementary
#912121 #219159 #215991
monochromatic
#2D0A0A #5F1616 #912121 #C32C2C #D85454
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.59
#912121 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#912121 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #912121
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##912121 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##912121 | 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)
#433C20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F551D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A00023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #912121; /* rgb */ color: rgb(145, 33, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.148 25.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b9665c',
500: '#912121',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #912121; $custom-light: #b9665c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#912121",
"rgb": {
"r": 145,
"g": 33,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 62.921,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43417,
"c": 0.14798,
"h": 25.9
},
"luminance": 0.07217
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#912121
secondary
#52BCBC
accent
#E6E642
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130604
muted
#827A79