#9D2123#9D2123
#9D2123 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.160 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D2123 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 33, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79%, 77.7%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.76, 49.92, 31.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.76, 58.87, 32.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.69% 0.1442 0.0691) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.69% 0.16 25.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7536, 8.3795, 2.4304) |
| Luminance | 0.0838 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.33
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.86
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.47
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.30
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.31
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D2123 #219D9B
analogous
#9D2161 #9D2123 #9D5D21
triadic
#9D2123 #239D21 #21239D
tetradic
#9D2123 #619D21 #219D9B #5D219D
square
#9D2123 #619D21 #219D9B #5D219D
split-complementary
#9D2123 #219D5D #21619D
monochromatic
#380C0C #6A1618 #9D2123 #D02C2E #DD5C5E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.85
#9D2123 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.68
#9D2123 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D2123
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D2123 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D2123 | 1.00 | 7.85 | 2.68 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#484122
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD0023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d2123; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 33, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.160 25.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3685e',
500: '#9d2123',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d2123; $custom-light: #c3685e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d2123",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 33,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.032,
"s": 65.263,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4569,
"c": 0.15991,
"h": 25.6
},
"luminance": 0.08377
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D2123
secondary
#59C1BF
accent
#E8E640
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79