#91231C#91231C
#91231C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.147 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #91231C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(145, 35, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 68%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 81%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 80.7%, 43.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.50, 45.16, 32.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.50, 55.45, 35.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.55% 0.1292 0.0701) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.55% 0.147 28.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4892, 7.3076, 1.8513) |
| Luminance | 0.0731 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.34
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 3.77
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.46
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.57
Brick Red
#8F1402
ΔE00 4.75
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#91231C #1C8A91
analogous
#911C50 #91231C #915E1C
triadic
#91231C #1C9123 #231C91
tetradic
#91231C #50911C #1C8A91 #5E1C91
square
#91231C #50911C #1C8A91 #5E1C91
split-complementary
#91231C #1C915E #1C5091
monochromatic
#2A0A08 #5E1712 #91231C #C42F26 #DC544B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.53
#91231C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.46
#91231C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #91231C
8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##91231C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##91231C | 1.00 | 8.53 | 2.46 | 8.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#443D1A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605517
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A00023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #91231c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(145, 35, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.147 28.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ba6759',
500: '#91231c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #91231c; $custom-light: #ba6759; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#91231c",
"rgb": {
"r": 145,
"g": 35,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.59,
"s": 67.63,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43545,
"c": 0.14696,
"h": 28.5
},
"luminance": 0.07306
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#91231C
secondary
#4AB7BE
accent
#E0EB3D
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#130603
muted
#827A78