#9D252C#9D252C
#9D252C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.156 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D252C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 37, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 62%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 76%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 72%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.35, 48.99, 26.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.35, 55.65, 28.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.17% 0.1433 0.0607) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.17% 0.156 22.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0225, 8.6754, 3.2659) |
| Luminance | 0.0867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.75
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.78
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.57
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.66
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.28
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D252C #259D96
analogous
#9D2568 #9D252C #9D5A25
triadic
#9D252C #2C9D25 #252C9D
tetradic
#9D252C #689D25 #259D96 #5A259D
square
#9D252C #689D25 #259D96 #5A259D
split-complementary
#9D252C #259D5A #25689D
monochromatic
#3A0E10 #6B191E #9D252C #CE313A #DA6269
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.68
#9D252C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#9D252C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D252C
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D252C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D252C | 1.00 | 7.68 | 2.73 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#48432B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665C28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d252c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 37, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.156 22.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26a65',
500: '#9d252c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d252c; $custom-light: #c26a65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d252c",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 37,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.5,
"s": 61.856,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46167,
"c": 0.15564,
"h": 22.9
},
"luminance": 0.08673
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D252C
secondary
#5EBFBA
accent
#E5DB43
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A7A