#9D2C20#9D2C20
#9D2C20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.151 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D2C20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 44, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 66%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 80%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72%, 79.6%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.13, 45.91, 34.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.13, 57.36, 36.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.7% 0.131 0.0752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.7% 0.151 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0678, 9.0760, 2.3247) |
| Luminance | 0.0907 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.29
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.41
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.42
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.10
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.49
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D2C20 #20919D
analogous
#9D2053 #9D2C20 #9D6B20
triadic
#9D2C20 #209D2C #2C209D
tetradic
#9D2C20 #539D20 #20919D #6B209D
square
#9D2C20 #539D20 #20919D #6B209D
split-complementary
#9D2C20 #209D6B #20539D
monochromatic
#37100B #6A1E16 #9D2C20 #D03A2A #DD675A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.46
#9D2C20 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.81
#9D2C20 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D2C20
7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D2C20 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D2C20 | 1.00 | 7.46 | 2.81 | 7.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D451E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#695E1B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d2c20; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 44, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.151 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26d5c',
500: '#9d2c20',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d2c20; $custom-light: #c26d5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d2c20",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 44,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.76,
"s": 66.138,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.467,
"c": 0.151,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.09074
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D2C20
secondary
#57B7C1
accent
#D9E93F
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79