#9A242A#9A242A

#9A242A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.154 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A242A
RGB	rgb(154, 36, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(357, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 72.7%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.60, 48.29, 26.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.60, 55.14, 28.85°)
OKLab	oklab(45.49% 0.141 0.0609)
OKLCH	oklch(45.49% 0.154 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.3769, 8.3012, 3.0353)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9A242A #249A94

analogous

#9A2465 #9A242A #9A5924

triadic

#9A242A #2A9A24 #242A9A

tetradic

#9A242A #659A24 #249A94 #59249A

square

#9A242A #659A24 #249A94 #59249A

split-complementary

#9A242A #249A59 #24659A

monochromatic

#370D0F #68181C #9A242A #CC3038 #DA5F65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#9A242A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#9A242A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A242A

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A242A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A242A	1.00	7.90	2.66	7.90
#FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474129

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a242a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 36, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.154 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06963',
    500: '#9a242a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a242a;
$custom-light: #c06963;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a242a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.949,
    "s": 62.105,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45493,
    "c": 0.15363,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A242A

secondary

#5BBFB9

accent

#E5DD43

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBEA

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A242A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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