#96231D#96231D
#96231D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.152 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #96231D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(150, 35, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 68%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 81%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 80.7%, 41.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.51, 46.82, 32.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.51, 57.27, 35.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.49% 0.134 0.0717) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.49% 0.152 28.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4021, 7.7769, 1.9576) |
| Luminance | 0.0777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.93
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.98
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.26
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.51
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.57
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#96231D #1D9096
analogous
#961D54 #96231D #965F1D
triadic
#96231D #1D9623 #231D96
tetradic
#96231D #54961D #1D9096 #5F1D96
square
#96231D #54961D #1D9096 #5F1D96
split-complementary
#96231D #1D965F #1D5496
monochromatic
#2F0B09 #631713 #96231D #C92F27 #DD5750
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.22
#96231D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.55
#96231D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #96231D
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##96231D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##96231D | 1.00 | 8.22 | 2.55 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#463F1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#635818
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A60023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #96231d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 35, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.152 28.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd685a',
500: '#96231d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #96231d; $custom-light: #bd685a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#96231d",
"rgb": {
"r": 150,
"g": 35,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.975,
"s": 67.598,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44487,
"c": 0.15199,
"h": 28.1
},
"luminance": 0.07775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#96231D
secondary
#4FBAC0
accent
#E2EA3D
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79