#9A232C#9A232C
#9A232C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.154 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9A232C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 35, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 77%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.3%, 71.4%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.51, 48.73, 25.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.51, 54.88, 27.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.43% 0.1429 0.0583) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.43% 0.154 22.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3837, 8.2561, 3.2186) |
| Luminance | 0.0825 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.64
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.98
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.33
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.51
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.70
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9A232C #239A91
analogous
#9A2368 #9A232C #9A5623
triadic
#9A232C #2C9A23 #232C9A
tetradic
#9A232C #689A23 #239A91 #56239A
square
#9A232C #689A23 #239A91 #56239A
split-complementary
#9A232C #239A56 #23689A
monochromatic
#360C10 #68181E #9A232C #CC2E3A #DA5D67
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.92
#9A232C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.65
#9A232C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9A232C
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9A232C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9A232C | 1.00 | 7.92 | 2.65 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#46412B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA0028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9a232c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 35, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.154 22.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06965',
500: '#9a232c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9a232c; $custom-light: #c06965; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9a232c",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 35,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.462,
"s": 62.963,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45435,
"c": 0.15433,
"h": 22.2
},
"luminance": 0.08254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9A232C
secondary
#5ABFB7
accent
#E6DA42
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9EBEB
border
#D2C6C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A7A