#9D1C27#9D1C27
#9D1C27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.163 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D1C27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 28, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 70%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82.2%, 75.2%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.29, 51.56, 28.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.29, 58.79, 28.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.36% 0.1503 0.0637) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.36% 0.163 23) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6878, 8.1474, 2.7183) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.19
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.73
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.69
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.86
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.91
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D1C27 #1C9D92
analogous
#9D1C68 #9D1C27 #9D521C
triadic
#9D1C27 #279D1C #1C279D
tetradic
#9D1C27 #689D1C #1C9D92 #521C9D
square
#9D1C27 #689D1C #1C9D92 #521C9D
split-complementary
#9D1C27 #1C9D52 #1C689D
monochromatic
#35090D #69131A #9D1C27 #D12534 #E0535F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#9D1C27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#9D1C27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D1C27
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D1C27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D1C27 | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453F26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655A22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD0022
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d1c27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 28, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.163 23.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26661',
500: '#9d1c27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d1c27; $custom-light: #c26661; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d1c27",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 28,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.884,
"s": 69.73,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45355,
"c": 0.16326,
"h": 23
},
"luminance": 0.08145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D1C27
secondary
#51C3BA
accent
#EDDD3B
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140705
muted
#837A79