#9D242A#9D242A
#9D242A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.157 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D242A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 36, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 63%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 73.2%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.20, 49.24, 27.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.20, 56.37, 29.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.05% 0.1436 0.0626) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.05% 0.157 23.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9551, 8.5993, 3.0624) |
| Luminance | 0.0860 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.48
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.30
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.33
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.02
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.36
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D242A #249D97
analogous
#9D2466 #9D242A #9D5B24
triadic
#9D242A #2A9D24 #242A9D
tetradic
#9D242A #669D24 #249D97 #5B249D
square
#9D242A #669D24 #249D97 #5B249D
split-complementary
#9D242A #249D5B #24669D
monochromatic
#390D0F #6B191D #9D242A #CF2F37 #DB6167
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.72
#9D242A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.72
#9D242A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D242A
7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D242A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D242A | 1.00 | 7.72 | 2.72 | 7.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#484229
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665C26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD0028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d242a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 36, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.157 23.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26a63',
500: '#9d242a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d242a; $custom-light: #c26a63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d242a",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 36,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.025,
"s": 62.694,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46046,
"c": 0.15669,
"h": 23.6
},
"luminance": 0.08597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D242A
secondary
#5DC0BB
accent
#E6DE42
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECEA
border
#D3C7C6
text
#140705
muted
#837A79