#9D2A21#9D2A21
#9D2A21 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.153 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D2A21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 42, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 79%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.86, 46.72, 33.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.86, 57.51, 35.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.5% 0.1337 0.0736) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.5% 0.153 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0089, 8.9361, 2.3731) |
| Luminance | 0.0893 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.87
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.95
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.06
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.95
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.04
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D2A21 #21949D
analogous
#9D2156 #9D2A21 #9D6821
triadic
#9D2A21 #219D2A #2A219D
tetradic
#9D2A21 #569D21 #21949D #68219D
square
#9D2A21 #569D21 #21949D #68219D
split-complementary
#9D2A21 #219D68 #21569D
monochromatic
#380F0C #6A1C16 #9D2A21 #D0382C #DD655C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.54
#9D2A21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.79
#9D2A21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D2A21
7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D2A21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D2A21 | 1.00 | 7.54 | 2.79 | 7.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C441F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#695E1C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d2a21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 42, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.153 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26c5d',
500: '#9d2a21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d2a21; $custom-light: #c26c5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d2a21",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 42,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.355,
"s": 65.263,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46502,
"c": 0.15263,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.08934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D2A21
secondary
#59B9C1
accent
#DCE840
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79