#9C2128#9C2128

#9C2128 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.158 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2128
RGB	rgb(156, 33, 40)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 74.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.62, 49.81, 27.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.62, 57.13, 29.31°)
OKLab	oklab(45.57% 0.1452 0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(45.57% 0.158 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.6389, 8.3111, 2.8405)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2128 #219C95

analogous

#9C2166 #9C2128 #9C5721

triadic

#9C2128 #289C21 #21289C

tetradic

#9C2128 #669C21 #219C95 #57219C

square

#9C2128 #669C21 #219C95 #57219C

split-complementary

#9C2128 #219C57 #21669C

monochromatic

#370C0E #69161B #9C2128 #CF2C35 #DC5B62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#9C2128 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#9C2128 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2128

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2128	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2128	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)

#474127

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2128;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 33, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.158 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16862',
    500: '#9c2128',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2128;
$custom-light: #c16862;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2128",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.585,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45571,
    "c": 0.15837,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2128

secondary

#58C1BB

accent

#E8DE40

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBEA

border

#D3C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2128

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

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