#9C212B#9C212B

#9C212B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.158 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C212B
RGB	rgb(156, 33, 43)
HSL	hsl(355, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(355, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 72.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.67, 49.95, 26.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.67, 56.39, 27.64°)
OKLab	oklab(45.62% 0.1463 0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(45.62% 0.158 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.6919, 8.3323, 3.1197)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C212B #219C92

analogous

#9C2169 #9C212B #9C5521

triadic

#9C212B #2B9C21 #212B9C

tetradic

#9C212B #699C21 #219C92 #55219C

square

#9C212B #699C21 #219C92 #55219C

split-complementary

#9C212B #219C55 #21699C

monochromatic

#370C0F #69161D #9C212B #CF2C39 #DC5B66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#9C212B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9C212B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C212B

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C212B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C212B	1.00	7.88	2.67	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46412A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c212b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 33, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.158 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16864',
    500: '#9c212b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c212b;
$custom-light: #c16864;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c212b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.122,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45617,
    "c": 0.15811,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C212B

secondary

#58C1B8

accent

#E8DA40

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C212B

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

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