#9A231A#9A231A

#9A231A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.156 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A231A
RGB	rgb(154, 35, 26)
HSL	hsl(4, 71%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(4, 83%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.3%, 83.1%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.29, 48.01, 35.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.29, 59.83, 36.63°)
OKLab	oklab(45.2% 0.1367 0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(45.2% 0.156 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.1156, 8.1489, 1.8067)
Luminance	0.0815 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A231A #1A919A

analogous

#9A1A51 #9A231A #9A631A

triadic

#9A231A #1A9A23 #231A9A

tetradic

#9A231A #519A1A #1A919A #631A9A

square

#9A231A #519A1A #1A919A #631A9A

split-complementary

#9A231A #1A9A63 #1A519A

monochromatic

#310B08 #661711 #9A231A #CE2F23 #E1584D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.99

#9A231A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#9A231A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A231A

7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A231A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A231A	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)

#484017

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A14

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA0022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a231a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 35, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.156 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16858',
    500: '#9a231a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a231a;
$custom-light: #c16858;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a231a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.219,
    "s": 71.111,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45201,
    "c": 0.15648,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A231A

secondary

#4DBBC3

accent

#E1EE3A

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A231A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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