#9D2C22#9D2C22
#9D2C22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.151 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D2C22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 44, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72%, 78.3%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.15, 45.98, 33.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.15, 56.76, 35.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.72% 0.1316 0.0733) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.72% 0.151 29.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0958, 9.0873, 2.4722) |
| Luminance | 0.0909 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.65
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.76
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.89
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.97
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.38
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D2C22 #22939D
analogous
#9D2256 #9D2C22 #9D6922
triadic
#9D2C22 #229D2C #2C229D
tetradic
#9D2C22 #569D22 #22939D #69229D
square
#9D2C22 #569D22 #22939D #69229D
split-complementary
#9D2C22 #229D69 #22569D
monochromatic
#38100C #6B1E17 #9D2C22 #CF3A2D #DC685D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.45
#9D2C22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.82
#9D2C22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D2C22
7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D2C22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D2C22 | 1.00 | 7.45 | 2.82 | 7.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4520
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#695E1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d2c22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 44, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.151 29.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26d5e',
500: '#9d2c22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d2c22; $custom-light: #c26d5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d2c22",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 44,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.878,
"s": 64.398,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46723,
"c": 0.15066,
"h": 29.1
},
"luminance": 0.09085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D2C22
secondary
#5AB8C1
accent
#DAE740
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79