#9A231F#9A231F

#9A231F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.156 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A231F
RGB	rgb(154, 35, 31)
HSL	hsl(2, 66%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.3%, 79.9%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.34, 48.18, 32.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.34, 58.35, 34.35°)
OKLab	oklab(45.26% 0.1382 0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(45.26% 0.156 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.1765, 8.1733, 2.1272)
Luminance	0.0817 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A231F #1F969A

analogous

#9A1F59 #9A231F #9A611F

triadic

#9A231F #1F9A23 #231F9A

tetradic

#9A231F #599A1F #1F969A #611F9A

square

#9A231F #599A1F #1F969A #611F9A

split-complementary

#9A231F #1F9A61 #1F599A

monochromatic

#340C0A #671715 #9A231F #CD2F29 #DD5B56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#9A231F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#9A231F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A231F

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A231F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A231F	1.00	7.97	2.63	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48401D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a231f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 35, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.156 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0685b',
    500: '#9a231f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a231f;
$custom-light: #c0685b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a231f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.951,
    "s": 66.486,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45255,
    "c": 0.1558,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A231F

secondary

#54BDC1

accent

#E4E93E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A231F

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

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