#9C202C#9C202C
#9C202C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.159 H 21.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C202C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 32, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 66%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.5%, 71.8%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.57, 50.31, 25.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.57, 56.37, 26.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.55% 0.1477 0.0586) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.55% 0.159 21.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6831, 8.2851, 3.2084) |
| Luminance | 0.0828 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.77
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.90
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.03
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.49
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.53
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C202C #209C90
analogous
#9C206A #9C202C #9C5220
triadic
#9C202C #2C9C20 #202C9C
tetradic
#9C202C #6A9C20 #209C90 #52209C
square
#9C202C #6A9C20 #209C90 #52209C
split-complementary
#9C202C #209C52 #206A9C
monochromatic
#360B0F #69161E #9C202C #CF2A3A #DD5966
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.90
#9C202C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.66
#9C202C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C202C
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C202C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C202C | 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)
#46402B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c202c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 32, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.159 21.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16865',
500: '#9c202c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c202c; $custom-light: #c16865; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c202c",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 32,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.194,
"s": 65.957,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45551,
"c": 0.15885,
"h": 21.6
},
"luminance": 0.08283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C202C
secondary
#57C1B7
accent
#E9D83F
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9EBEB
border
#D2C6C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A7A