#9D2327#9D2327
#9D2327 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.158 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D2327 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 35, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 75.2%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.04, 49.44, 29.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.04, 57.37, 30.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.91% 0.1436 0.0656) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.91% 0.158 24.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8736, 8.5190, 2.7802) |
| Luminance | 0.0852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.19
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.62
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.85
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.89
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.91
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D2327 #239D99
analogous
#9D2364 #9D2327 #9D5C23
triadic
#9D2327 #279D23 #23279D
tetradic
#9D2327 #649D23 #239D99 #5C239D
square
#9D2327 #649D23 #239D99 #5C239D
split-complementary
#9D2327 #239D5C #23649D
monochromatic
#390D0E #6B181B #9D2327 #CF2E33 #DB5F63
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.77
#9D2327 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.70
#9D2327 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D2327
7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D2327 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D2327 | 1.00 | 7.77 | 2.70 | 7.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#484226
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665C22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d2327; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 35, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.158 24.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26961',
500: '#9d2327',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d2327; $custom-light: #c26961; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d2327",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 35,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.033,
"s": 63.542,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45914,
"c": 0.15785,
"h": 24.5
},
"luminance": 0.08517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D2327
secondary
#5CC0BD
accent
#E7E141
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140705
muted
#837A79