#9C212A#9C212A

#9C212A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.158 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C212A
RGB	rgb(156, 33, 42)
HSL	hsl(356, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(356, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 73.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.65, 49.91, 26.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.65, 56.63, 28.20°)
OKLab	oklab(45.6% 0.1459 0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.158 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.6738, 8.3251, 3.0243)
Luminance	0.0832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C212A #219C93

analogous

#9C2167 #9C212A #9C5621

triadic

#9C212A #2A9C21 #212A9C

tetradic

#9C212A #679C21 #219C93 #56219C

square

#9C212A #679C21 #219C93 #56219C

split-complementary

#9C212A #219C56 #21679C

monochromatic

#370C0F #69161C #9C212A #CF2C38 #DC5B65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#9C212A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#9C212A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C212A

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C212A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C212A	1.00	7.88	2.66	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464129

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c212a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 33, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.158 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16863',
    500: '#9c212a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c212a;
$custom-light: #c16863;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c212a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.61,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45601,
    "c": 0.15819,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C212A

secondary

#58C1B9

accent

#E8DC40

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBEA

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C212A

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

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