#9D2C21#9D2C21
#9D2C21 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.151 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D2C21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 44, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72%, 79%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.14, 45.95, 33.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.14, 57.06, 36.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.71% 0.1313 0.0743) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.71% 0.151 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0816, 9.0816, 2.3973) |
| Luminance | 0.0908 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.46
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.57
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.15
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.03
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.46
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D2C21 #21929D
analogous
#9D2154 #9D2C21 #9D6A21
triadic
#9D2C21 #219D2C #2C219D
tetradic
#9D2C21 #549D21 #21929D #6A219D
square
#9D2C21 #549D21 #21929D #6A219D
split-complementary
#9D2C21 #219D6A #21549D
monochromatic
#38100C #6A1E16 #9D2C21 #D03A2C #DD675C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.46
#9D2C21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.82
#9D2C21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D2C21
7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D2C21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D2C21 | 1.00 | 7.46 | 2.82 | 7.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D451F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#695E1C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d2c21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 44, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.151 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26d5d',
500: '#9d2c21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d2c21; $custom-light: #c26d5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d2c21",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 44,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.323,
"s": 65.263,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46711,
"c": 0.15083,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.09079
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D2C21
secondary
#59B8C1
accent
#D9E840
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79