#9A251B#9A251B
#9A251B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.155 H 29.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9A251B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(154, 37, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 70%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 82%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76%, 82.5%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.55, 47.35, 35.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.55, 59.12, 36.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.4% 0.1348 0.0759) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.4% 0.155 29.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1875, 8.2745, 1.8868) |
| Luminance | 0.0827 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.47
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.52
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.63
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 3.96
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.05
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9A251B #1B909A
analogous
#9A1B51 #9A251B #9A641B
triadic
#9A251B #1B9A25 #251B9A
tetradic
#9A251B #519A1B #1B909A #641B9A
square
#9A251B #519A1B #1B909A #641B9A
split-complementary
#9A251B #1B9A64 #1B519A
monochromatic
#320C09 #661812 #9A251B #CE3224 #E05B4F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.91
#9A251B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.65
#9A251B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9A251B
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9A251B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9A251B | 1.00 | 7.91 | 2.65 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#494118
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B15
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9a251b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 37, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.155 29.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16959',
500: '#9a251b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9a251b; $custom-light: #c16959; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9a251b",
"rgb": {
"r": 154,
"g": 37,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.724,
"s": 70.166,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45396,
"c": 0.15472,
"h": 29.4
},
"luminance": 0.08272
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9A251B
secondary
#4EB9C3
accent
#DFED3B
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140703
muted
#837A78