#9C201D#9C201D

#9C201D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.160 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C201D
RGB	rgb(156, 32, 29)
HSL	hsl(1, 69%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(1, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.5%, 81.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.38, 49.71, 34.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.38, 60.36, 34.57°)
OKLab	oklab(45.35% 0.1424 0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(45.35% 0.16 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.4503, 8.1920, 1.9825)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C201D #1D999C

analogous

#9C1D5A #9C201D #9C601D

triadic

#9C201D #1D9C20 #201D9C

tetradic

#9C201D #5A9C1D #1D999C #601D9C

square

#9C201D #5A9C1D #1D999C #601D9C

split-complementary

#9C201D #1D9C60 #1D5A9C

monochromatic

#350B0A #681513 #9C201D #D02B27 #DF5754

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#9C201D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#9C201D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C201D

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C201D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C201D	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)

#47401B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665A17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0021

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c201d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 32, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.160 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2675a',
    500: '#9c201d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c201d;
$custom-light: #c2675a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c201d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.417,
    "s": 68.649,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45349,
    "c": 0.16043,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C201D

secondary

#52C0C2

accent

#E7EB3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C201D

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

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