#9D2517#9D2517

#9D2517 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.158 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D2517
RGB	rgb(157, 37, 23)
HSL	hsl(6, 74%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(6, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 85.4%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.11, 48.21, 38.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.11, 61.55, 38.45°)
OKLab	oklab(45.92% 0.1364 0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(45.92% 0.158 30.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.7227, 8.5554, 1.6866)
Luminance	0.0855 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D2517 #178F9D

analogous

#9D174C #9D2517 #9D6817

triadic

#9D2517 #179D25 #25179D

tetradic

#9D2517 #4C9D17 #178F9D #68179D

square

#9D2517 #4C9D17 #178F9D #68179D

split-complementary

#9D2517 #179D68 #174C9D

monochromatic

#320C07 #68180F #9D2517 #D2321F #E45A4A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#9D2517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9D2517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D2517

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D2517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D2517	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4214

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685C10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d2517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 37, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.158 30.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a56',
    500: '#9d2517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d2517;
$custom-light: #c36a56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d2517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.269,
    "s": 74.444,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45915,
    "c": 0.15834,
    "h": 30.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D2517

secondary

#4AB9C6

accent

#DEF137

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D2517

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

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