#9C212C#9C212C

#9C212C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.158 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C212C
RGB	rgb(156, 33, 44)
HSL	hsl(355, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(355, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 71.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.68, 50.00, 25.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.68, 56.15, 27.07°)
OKLab	oklab(45.63% 0.1467 0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(45.63% 0.158 21.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.7105, 8.3398, 3.2175)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C212C #219C91

analogous

#9C216A #9C212C #9C5421

triadic

#9C212C #2C9C21 #212C9C

tetradic

#9C212C #6A9C21 #219C91 #54219C

square

#9C212C #6A9C21 #219C91 #54219C

split-complementary

#9C212C #219C54 #216A9C

monochromatic

#370C10 #69161E #9C212C #CF2C3A #DC5B67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#9C212C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9C212C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C212C

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C212C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C212C	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46412B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c212c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 33, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.158 21.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16865',
    500: '#9c212c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c212c;
$custom-light: #c16865;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c212c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.634,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45633,
    "c": 0.15803,
    "h": 21.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C212C

secondary

#58C1B7

accent

#E8D940

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C212C

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

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