#9C2037#9C2037

#9C2037 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.159 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2037
RGB	rgb(156, 32, 55)
HSL	hsl(349, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(349, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.5%, 64.7%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.76, 50.91, 18.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.76, 54.22, 20.12°)
OKLab	oklab(45.75% 0.152 0.0449)
OKLCH	oklch(45.75% 0.159 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.9180, 8.3790, 4.4455)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2037 #209C85

analogous

#9C2075 #9C2037 #9C4720

triadic

#9C2037 #379C20 #20379C

tetradic

#9C2037 #759C20 #209C85 #47209C

square

#9C2037 #759C20 #209C85 #47209C

split-complementary

#9C2037 #209C47 #20759C

monochromatic

#360B13 #691625 #9C2037 #CF2A49 #DD5972

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#9C2037 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#9C2037 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2037

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2037	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2037	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444137

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635B33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2037;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 32, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.159 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0686d',
    500: '#9c2037',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2037;
$custom-light: #c0686d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2037",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.871,
    "s": 65.957,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45753,
    "c": 0.15852,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2037

secondary

#57C1AD

accent

#E9C93F

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2037

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

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