#9C2038#9C2038

#9C2038 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.159 H 15.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2038
RGB	rgb(156, 32, 56)
HSL	hsl(348, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(348, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.5%, 64.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.78, 50.98, 18.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.78, 54.07, 19.48°)
OKLab	oklab(45.77% 0.1524 0.0436)
OKLCH	oklch(45.77% 0.159 15.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9422, 8.3887, 4.5730)
Luminance	0.0839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2038 #209C84

analogous

#9C2076 #9C2038 #9C4620

triadic

#9C2038 #389C20 #20389C

tetradic

#9C2038 #769C20 #209C84 #46209C

square

#9C2038 #769C20 #209C84 #46209C

split-complementary

#9C2038 #209C46 #20769C

monochromatic

#360B14 #691626 #9C2038 #CF2A4A #DD5973

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#9C2038 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#9C2038 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2038

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2038	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2038	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444138

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635B35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2038;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 32, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.159 15.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0686e',
    500: '#9c2038',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2038;
$custom-light: #c0686e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2038",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.387,
    "s": 65.957,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45774,
    "c": 0.15853,
    "h": 15.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2038

secondary

#57C1AC

accent

#E9C83F

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2038

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

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