#94231C#94231C
#94231C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.150 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #94231C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(148, 35, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 68%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 81%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 81.1%, 42%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.10, 46.14, 33.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.10, 56.72, 35.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.1% 0.1319 0.0716) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.1% 0.15 28.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0249, 7.5839, 1.8764) |
| Luminance | 0.0758 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.10
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.04
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.40
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.41
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.52
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#94231C #1C8D94
analogous
#941C51 #94231C #945F1C
triadic
#94231C #1C9423 #231C94
tetradic
#94231C #51941C #1C8D94 #5F1C94
square
#94231C #51941C #1C8D94 #5F1C94
split-complementary
#94231C #1C945F #1C5194
monochromatic
#2D0B09 #611712 #94231C #C72F26 #DD554D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.35
#94231C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.52
#94231C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #94231C
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##94231C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##94231C | 1.00 | 8.35 | 2.52 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#463E1A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#615717
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A30023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #94231c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(148, 35, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.150 28.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc6759',
500: '#94231c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #94231c; $custom-light: #bc6759; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#94231c",
"rgb": {
"r": 148,
"g": 35,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.5,
"s": 68.182,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44104,
"c": 0.15007,
"h": 28.5
},
"luminance": 0.07582
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#94231C
secondary
#4CB9C0
accent
#E1EB3D
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F8EBE9
border
#D1C6C5
text
#140703
muted
#827A78