#9A2121#9A2121
#9A2121 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.157 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9A2121 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 33, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 79%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 78.6%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.13, 48.91, 31.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.13, 58.19, 32.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.1% 0.141 0.0695) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.1% 0.157 26.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1465, 8.0698, 2.2513) |
| Luminance | 0.0807 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.61
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.92
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.73
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.89
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.17
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9A2121 #219A9A
analogous
#9A215E #9A2121 #9A5E21
triadic
#9A2121 #219A21 #21219A
tetradic
#9A2121 #5E9A21 #219A9A #5E219A
square
#9A2121 #5E9A21 #219A9A #5E219A
split-complementary
#9A2121 #219A5E #215E9A
monochromatic
#350B0B #681616 #9A2121 #CC2C2C #DC5A5A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.03
#9A2121 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.61
#9A2121 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9A2121
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9A2121 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9A2121 | 1.00 | 8.03 | 2.61 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#463F1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A1C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA0023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9a2121; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 33, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.157 26.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0685d',
500: '#9a2121',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9a2121; $custom-light: #c0685d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9a2121",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 33,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45103,
"c": 0.15714,
"h": 26.2
},
"luminance": 0.08068
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9A2121
secondary
#57C0C0
accent
#E8E840
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79