#9D2E21#9D2E21
#9D2E21 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.149 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D2E21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 46, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 79%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.43, 45.15, 34.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.43, 56.61, 37.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.93% 0.1288 0.0749) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.93% 0.149 30.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1579, 9.2342, 2.4228) |
| Luminance | 0.0923 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.95
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.08
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.50
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.17
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.64
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D2E21 #21909D
analogous
#9D2152 #9D2E21 #9D6C21
triadic
#9D2E21 #219D2E #2E219D
tetradic
#9D2E21 #529D21 #21909D #6C219D
square
#9D2E21 #529D21 #21909D #6C219D
split-complementary
#9D2E21 #219D6C #21529D
monochromatic
#38100C #6A1F16 #9D2E21 #D03D2C #DD695C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.38
#9D2E21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#9D2E21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D2E21
7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D2E21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D2E21 | 1.00 | 7.38 | 2.85 | 7.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E461F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F1C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD042C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d2e21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 46, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.149 30.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26e5d',
500: '#9d2e21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d2e21; $custom-light: #c26e5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d2e21",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 46,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.29,
"s": 65.263,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46929,
"c": 0.149,
"h": 30.2
},
"luminance": 0.09232
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D2E21
secondary
#59B6C1
accent
#D7E840
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140804
muted
#837B79