#921A1CSocialist (#921A1C) is a dark, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 26°, lightness 0.43 and chroma 0.155. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #921A1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(146, 26, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 70%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 82%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82%, 81%, 43%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(31.7 48.4 31.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.430 0.155 26) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Socialist is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#921518 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#94181b — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#921a1c — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#921a1d — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Socialist in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 8.8:1 and against black 2.39:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e1837b · #be5850 · #921a1c · #6e0008 · #390001 · #0e0000
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a45d18 · #9e3e10 · #921a1c · #78052e · #5c0034 · #400033
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c5a169 · #b47d00 · #846634 · #921a1c · #69020a · #3f0002
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00ddf1 · #ba7d76 · #886460 · #921a1c · #561d1a · #2d0c0a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2f6f9 · #bea4a1 · #5e6c6e · #921a1c · #49302e · #000203
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f7 · #bccdcf · #8ea1a4 · #0f2a2d · #000709 · #921a1c
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d4faff · #15c0d1 · #007782 · #921a1c · #004047 · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e4d4f7 · #7fccbe · #5c7f97 · #5f6284 · #921a1c · #210613
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dffbe0 · #74c07b · #3e61c1 · #921a1c · #182f7b · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f0f6d3 · #a7b452 · #007782 · #921a1c · #402172 · #000304
#A9433D · #C0655D · #D5867E · #EAA79F · #FEC9C2
#7D0E13 · #69020A · #540004 · #3F0002 · #2C0001
#862E2A · #793A35 · #6B433F
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.