#9D2C1B#9D2C1B
#9D2C1B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.152 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D2C1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 44, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72%, 82.8%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.08, 45.74, 37.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.08, 58.88, 39.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.65% 0.1295 0.0794) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.65% 0.152 31.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0049, 9.0509, 1.9936) |
| Luminance | 0.0905 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.97
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.09
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 3.60
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.94
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.04
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D2C1B #1B8C9D
analogous
#9D1B4B #9D2C1B #9D6D1B
triadic
#9D2C1B #1B9D2C #2C1B9D
tetradic
#9D2C1B #4B9D1B #1B8C9D #6D1B9D
square
#9D2C1B #4B9D1B #1B8C9D #6D1B9D
split-complementary
#9D2C1B #1B9D6D #1B4B9D
monochromatic
#350F09 #691D12 #9D2C1B #D13B24 #E16451
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.47
#9D2C1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.81
#9D2C1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D2C1B
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D2C1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D2C1B | 1.00 | 7.47 | 2.81 | 7.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4518
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5E15
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d2c1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 44, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.152 31.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36d59',
500: '#9d2c1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d2c1b; $custom-light: #c36d59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d2c1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 44,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.846,
"s": 70.652,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46649,
"c": 0.15183,
"h": 31.5
},
"luminance": 0.09049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D2C1B
secondary
#50B5C4
accent
#D6ED3A
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140703
muted
#837A78