#9D2B23#9D2B23
#9D2B23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.151 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D2B23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 43, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.6%, 77.7%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.02, 46.41, 32.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.02, 56.70, 35.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.63% 0.1332 0.0721) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.63% 0.151 28.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0736, 9.0195, 2.5370) |
| Luminance | 0.0902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.49
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.11
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.21
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.93
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.13
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D2B23 #23959D
analogous
#9D2358 #9D2B23 #9D6823
triadic
#9D2B23 #239D2B #2B239D
tetradic
#9D2B23 #589D23 #23959D #68239D
square
#9D2B23 #589D23 #23959D #68239D
split-complementary
#9D2B23 #239D68 #23589D
monochromatic
#39100D #6B1D18 #9D2B23 #CF392E #DB675F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.49
#9D2B23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#9D2B23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D2B23
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D2B23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D2B23 | 1.00 | 7.49 | 2.80 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4521
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#695E1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d2b23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 43, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.151 28.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26d5e',
500: '#9d2b23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d2b23; $custom-light: #c26d5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d2b23",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 43,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.934,
"s": 63.542,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46629,
"c": 0.15142,
"h": 28.4
},
"luminance": 0.09017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D2B23
secondary
#5CBAC0
accent
#DCE741
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79