#9C2122#9C2122

#9C2122 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.159 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2122
RGB	rgb(156, 33, 34)
HSL	hsl(360, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(360, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 78.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.55, 49.57, 31.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.55, 58.74, 32.44°)
OKLab	oklab(45.49% 0.143 0.0696)
OKLCH	oklch(45.49% 0.159 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.5446, 8.2734, 2.3442)
Luminance	0.0827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2122 #219C9B

analogous

#9C2160 #9C2122 #9C5E21

triadic

#9C2122 #229C21 #21229C

tetradic

#9C2122 #609C21 #219C9B #5E219C

square

#9C2122 #609C21 #219C9B #5E219C

split-complementary

#9C2122 #219C5E #21609C

monochromatic

#370C0C #691617 #9C2122 #CF2C2D #DC5B5C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#9C2122 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#9C2122 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2122

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2122	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2122	1.00	7.91	2.65	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474020

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2122;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 33, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.159 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2685d',
    500: '#9c2122',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2122;
$custom-light: #c2685d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2122",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.512,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4549,
    "c": 0.15903,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2122

secondary

#58C1C0

accent

#E8E740

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2122

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

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