#9D2121#9D2121

#9D2121 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.160 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D2121
RGB	rgb(157, 33, 33)
HSL	hsl(0, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79%, 79%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.74, 49.84, 32.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.74, 59.43, 33.00°)
OKLab	oklab(45.67% 0.1435 0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(45.67% 0.16 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.7248, 8.3680, 2.2784)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D2121 #219D9D

analogous

#9D215F #9D2121 #9D5F21

triadic

#9D2121 #219D21 #21219D

tetradic

#9D2121 #5F9D21 #219D9D #5F219D

square

#9D2121 #5F9D21 #219D9D #5F219D

split-complementary

#9D2121 #219D5F #215F9D

monochromatic

#380C0C #6A1616 #9D2121 #D02C2C #DD5C5C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#9D2121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9D2121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D2121

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D2121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D2121	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48411F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d2121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 33, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.160 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3685d',
    500: '#9d2121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d2121;
$custom-light: #c3685d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d2121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 65.263,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45665,
    "c": 0.16015,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D2121

secondary

#59C1C1

accent

#E8E840

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D2121

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

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