#9C201C#9C201C

#9C201C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.161 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C201C
RGB	rgb(156, 32, 28)
HSL	hsl(2, 70%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(2, 82%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.5%, 82.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.37, 49.67, 34.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.37, 60.65, 35.01°)
OKLab	oklab(45.34% 0.1421 0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(45.34% 0.161 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.4382, 8.1871, 1.9184)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C201C #1C989C

analogous

#9C1C58 #9C201C #9C601C

triadic

#9C201C #1C9C20 #201C9C

tetradic

#9C201C #589C1C #1C989C #601C9C

square

#9C201C #589C1C #1C989C #601C9C

split-complementary

#9C201C #1C9C60 #1C589C

monochromatic

#340B09 #681513 #9C201C #D02B25 #E05752

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#9C201C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#9C201C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C201C

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C201C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C201C	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47401A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665A16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0021

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c201c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 32, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.161 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26759',
    500: '#9c201c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c201c;
$custom-light: #c26759;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c201c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.875,
    "s": 69.565,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45338,
    "c": 0.16055,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C201C

secondary

#51BFC3

accent

#E7EC3B

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C201C

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

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