#9C2121#9C2121

#9C2121 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.159 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2121
RGB	rgb(156, 33, 33)
HSL	hsl(0, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 78.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.53, 49.53, 32.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.53, 59.02, 32.94°)
OKLab	oklab(45.48% 0.1427 0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(45.48% 0.159 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.5304, 8.2678, 2.2693)
Luminance	0.0827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2121 #219C9C

analogous

#9C215F #9C2121 #9C5F21

triadic

#9C2121 #219C21 #21219C

tetradic

#9C2121 #5F9C21 #219C9C #5F219C

square

#9C2121 #5F9C21 #219C9C #5F219C

split-complementary

#9C2121 #219C5F #215F9C

monochromatic

#370C0C #691616 #9C2121 #CF2C2C #DC5B5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#9C2121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#9C2121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2121

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2121	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47401F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 33, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.159 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2685d',
    500: '#9c2121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2121;
$custom-light: #c2685d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45478,
    "c": 0.15915,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2121

secondary

#58C1C1

accent

#E8E840

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2121

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

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