#9C2127#9C2127

#9C2127 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.158 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2127
RGB	rgb(156, 33, 39)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 75%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.61, 49.77, 28.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.61, 57.38, 29.85°)
OKLab	oklab(45.56% 0.1448 0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(45.56% 0.158 24)
XYZ	xyz(14.6221, 8.3044, 2.7521)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2127 #219C96

analogous

#9C2165 #9C2127 #9C5921

triadic

#9C2127 #279C21 #21279C

tetradic

#9C2127 #659C21 #219C96 #59219C

square

#9C2127 #659C21 #219C96 #59219C

split-complementary

#9C2127 #219C59 #21659C

monochromatic

#370C0E #69161A #9C2127 #CF2C34 #DC5B61

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#9C2127 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#9C2127 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2127

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2127	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2127	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474026

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2127;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 33, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.158 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26861',
    500: '#9c2127',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2127;
$custom-light: #c26861;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2127",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.073,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45557,
    "c": 0.15848,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.08302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2127

secondary

#58C1BC

accent

#E8E040

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2127

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

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