#9A231D#9A231D
#9A231D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.156 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9A231D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 35, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 68%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 81%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.3%, 81.2%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.32, 48.11, 34.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.32, 58.94, 35.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.23% 0.1376 0.0737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.23% 0.156 28.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1509, 8.1630, 1.9927) |
| Luminance | 0.0816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.89
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.51
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.08
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.23
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.36
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9A231D #1D949A
analogous
#9A1D55 #9A231D #9A611D
triadic
#9A231D #1D9A23 #231D9A
tetradic
#9A231D #559A1D #1D949A #611D9A
square
#9A231D #559A1D #1D949A #611D9A
split-complementary
#9A231D #1D9A61 #1D559A
monochromatic
#330C0A #661713 #9A231D #CE2F27 #DF5A53
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.98
#9A231D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#9A231D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9A231D
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9A231D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9A231D | 1.00 | 7.98 | 2.63 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#48401B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655A17
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA0023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9a231d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 35, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.156 28.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1685a',
500: '#9a231d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9a231d; $custom-light: #c1685a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9a231d",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 35,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.88,
"s": 68.306,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45232,
"c": 0.15607,
"h": 28.2
},
"luminance": 0.08161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9A231D
secondary
#51BCC2
accent
#E3EB3D
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79