#9D1C23#9D1C23
#9D1C23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.164 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D1C23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 28, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 70%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82.2%, 77.7%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.24, 51.39, 30.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.24, 59.83, 30.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.3% 0.1489 0.0678) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.3% 0.164 24.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6250, 8.1223, 2.3875) |
| Luminance | 0.0812 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.72
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.81
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.97
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.14
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 6.10
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D1C23 #1C9D96
analogous
#9D1C64 #9D1C23 #9D561C
triadic
#9D1C23 #239D1C #1C239D
tetradic
#9D1C23 #649D1C #1C9D96 #561C9D
square
#9D1C23 #649D1C #1C9D96 #561C9D
split-complementary
#9D1C23 #1C9D56 #1C649D
monochromatic
#35090C #691317 #9D1C23 #D1252F #E0535B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.00
#9D1C23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.62
#9D1C23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D1C23
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D1C23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D1C23 | 1.00 | 8.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453F22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655A1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD0020
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d1c23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 28, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.164 24.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3665e',
500: '#9d1c23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d1c23; $custom-light: #c3665e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d1c23",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 28,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.744,
"s": 69.73,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.453,
"c": 0.16363,
"h": 24.5
},
"luminance": 0.0812
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D1C23
secondary
#51C3BD
accent
#EDE33B
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79