#9A2223#9A2223
#9A2223 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.156 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9A2223 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 34, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 78%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.9%, 77.3%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.27, 48.66, 30.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.27, 57.42, 32.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.22% 0.1406 0.0678) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.22% 0.156 25.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2035, 8.1377, 2.4126) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.74
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.92
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.99
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.00
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.39
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9A2223 #229A99
analogous
#9A225F #9A2223 #9A5D22
triadic
#9A2223 #239A22 #22239A
tetradic
#9A2223 #5F9A22 #229A99 #5D229A
square
#9A2223 #5F9A22 #229A99 #5D229A
split-complementary
#9A2223 #229A5D #225F9A
monochromatic
#360C0C #681718 #9A2223 #CC2D2E #DB5B5D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#9A2223 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#9A2223 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9A2223
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9A2223 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9A2223 | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#474022
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9a2223; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 34, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.156 25.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0685e',
500: '#9a2223',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9a2223; $custom-light: #c0685e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9a2223",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 34,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.5,
"s": 63.83,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45215,
"c": 0.1561,
"h": 25.7
},
"luminance": 0.08135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9A2223
secondary
#58BFBE
accent
#E7E541
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79