#9A272B#9A272B

#9A272B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.151 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A272B
RGB	rgb(154, 39, 43)
HSL	hsl(358, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 72.1%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.00, 47.28, 26.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.00, 54.18, 29.23°)
OKLab	oklab(45.79% 0.1381 0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(45.79% 0.151 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.4896, 8.4977, 3.1623)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A272B #279A96

analogous

#9A2764 #9A272B #9A5C27

triadic

#9A272B #2B9A27 #272B9A

tetradic

#9A272B #649A27 #279A96 #5C279A

square

#9A272B #649A27 #279A96 #5C279A

split-complementary

#9A272B #279A5C #27649A

monochromatic

#380E10 #691B1D #9A272B #CB3339 #D86468

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#9A272B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#9A272B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A272B

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A272B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A272B	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)

#48432A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a272b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 39, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.151 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6a64',
    500: '#9a272b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a272b;
$custom-light: #bf6a64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a272b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.913,
    "s": 59.585,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45793,
    "c": 0.15083,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A272B

secondary

#5FBDBA

accent

#E3DD45

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A272B

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

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