#9D2E23#9D2E23
#9D2E23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.149 H 29.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D2E23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 46, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 77.7%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.45, 45.23, 33.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.45, 56.00, 36.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.95% 0.1295 0.0731) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.95% 0.149 29.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1867, 9.2457, 2.5747) |
| Luminance | 0.0924 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.34
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.46
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.97
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.03
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.74
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D2E23 #23929D
analogous
#9D2355 #9D2E23 #9D6B23
triadic
#9D2E23 #239D2E #2E239D
tetradic
#9D2E23 #559D23 #23929D #6B239D
square
#9D2E23 #559D23 #23929D #6B239D
split-complementary
#9D2E23 #239D6B #23559D
monochromatic
#39110D #6B1F18 #9D2E23 #CF3D2E #DB6A5F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.37
#9D2E23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#9D2E23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D2E23
7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D2E23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D2E23 | 1.00 | 7.37 | 2.85 | 7.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4621
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F1F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD052C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d2e23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 46, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.149 29.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26e5f',
500: '#9d2e23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d2e23; $custom-light: #c26e5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d2e23",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 46,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.41,
"s": 63.542,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46952,
"c": 0.14865,
"h": 29.4
},
"luminance": 0.09243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D2E23
secondary
#5CB7C0
accent
#D8E741
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140804
muted
#837B79