#950A00

Accessibility

AAA

9.05:1

Vs white / black

9.05:1 · 2.32:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#950a00

RGB

rgb(149, 10, 0)

RGBA

rgba(149, 10, 0, 1)

HSL

hsl(4, 100%, 29%)

HSLA

hsla(4, 100%, 29%, 1)

HSV

hsv(4, 100%, 58%)

LAB

lab(30.9% 52.15 44.45)

LCH

lch(30.9% 68.52 40.44)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4245 0.146 0.0851)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4245 0.169 30.24)

XYZ

xyz(12.50, 6.61, 0.62)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 93%, 100%, 42%)

CSS

color: #950a00;

CSS variable

--color-950a00: #950a00;

SCSS

$color-950a00: #950a00;

JavaScript

const color = "#950a00";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#950a00";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#950a00" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#950a00", "rgb": { "r": 149, "g": 10, "b": 0 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4245 0.169 30.24)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#950a00-1: #950a00;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

red-800

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.97 · #991B1B

Nearest CSS named color

DarkRed

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.48 · #8B0000

Nearest Material color

red-900

Very different · ΔE 8.01 · #B71C1C

Nearest Bootstrap color

danger

Very different · ΔE 19.22 · #DC3545

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffdccc 100ffccbb 200ffb3a0 300ff9682 400f9725e 500d95543 600b74637 700953529 80074251b 90055160f 950390301

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f6ebea edd6d5 e5c2bf dcadaa d39995 ca8580 c1706a b85c55 b04740 a7332b 9e1e15 950a00 890900 7c0800 700800 630700 570600 4b0500 3e0400 320300 250300 190200 0c0100

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f6ebea edd6d5 e5c2bf dcadaa d39995 ca8580 c1706a b85c55 b04740 a7332b 9e1e15

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

890900 7c0800 700800 630700 570600 4b0500 3e0400 320300 250300 190200 0c0100

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

93140b 921e15 902820 8e312b 8c3b35 8b4540 894f4b 875955 856360 846c6b 827675

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#950A00Stop 1 #008A94Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#940040Stop 1 #950A00Stop 2 #945400Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#950A00Stop 1 #00940AStop 2 #0A0094Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#950A00Stop 1 #009454Stop 2 #004094Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#660700Stop 1 #B30C00Stop 2 #FF1100Stop 3 #FF584DStop 4 #FFA099Stop 5

Using this color

Where #950a00 works

#950A00 (#950a00) sits in the red family at about 4° hue, 100% saturation, and 29% lightness. Contrast is 9.05:1 on white and 2.32:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: red-800 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #950a00 is 2.32:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #990000#990000 DarkRed#8B0000 Spectrum #84170B#84170B Spectrum #8F2519#8F2519 Spectrum #81230E#81230E Maroon#800000 Tailwind red 800#991B1B Spectrum #A22D10#A22D10 Spectrum #AC210C#AC210C Spectrum #8B301D#8B301D Tailwind orange 800#9A3412 Tailwind orange 900#7C2D12