#9C2123#9C2123

#9C2123 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.159 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2123
RGB	rgb(156, 33, 35)
HSL	hsl(359, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(359, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 77.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.56, 49.61, 30.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.56, 58.46, 31.94°)
OKLab	oklab(45.5% 0.1434 0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(45.5% 0.159 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.5593, 8.2793, 2.4212)
Luminance	0.0828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2123 #219C9A

analogous

#9C2161 #9C2123 #9C5C21

triadic

#9C2123 #239C21 #21239C

tetradic

#9C2123 #619C21 #219C9A #5C219C

square

#9C2123 #619C21 #219C9A #5C219C

split-complementary

#9C2123 #219C5C #21619C

monochromatic

#370C0C #691618 #9C2123 #CF2C2E #DC5B5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#9C2123 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#9C2123 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2123

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2123	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2123	1.00	7.91	2.66	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474022

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2123;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 33, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.159 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2685e',
    500: '#9c2123',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2123;
$custom-light: #c2685e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2123",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.024,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45503,
    "c": 0.15891,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2123

secondary

#58C1BF

accent

#E8E540

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2123

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

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