#9A272A#9A272A

#9A272A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.151 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A272A
RGB	rgb(154, 39, 42)
HSL	hsl(358, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 72.7%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.98, 47.23, 27.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.98, 54.43, 29.80°)
OKLab	oklab(45.78% 0.1377 0.0619)
OKLCH	oklch(45.78% 0.151 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.4715, 8.4904, 3.0669)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A272A #279A97

analogous

#9A2763 #9A272A #9A5E27

triadic

#9A272A #2A9A27 #272A9A

tetradic

#9A272A #639A27 #279A97 #5E279A

square

#9A272A #639A27 #279A97 #5E279A

split-complementary

#9A272A #279A5E #27639A

monochromatic

#380E0F #691B1D #9A272A #CB3337 #D86467

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#9A272A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#9A272A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A272A

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A272A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A272A	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494229

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a272a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 39, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.151 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6a63',
    500: '#9a272a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a272a;
$custom-light: #bf6a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a272a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.435,
    "s": 59.585,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45777,
    "c": 0.15094,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A272A

secondary

#5FBDBB

accent

#E3DF45

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECEA

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A272A

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

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