#9C212D#9C212D

#9C212D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.158 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C212D
RGB	rgb(156, 33, 45)
HSL	hsl(354, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(354, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 71.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.70, 50.05, 24.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.70, 55.92, 26.49°)
OKLab	oklab(45.65% 0.147 0.0577)
OKLCH	oklch(45.65% 0.158 21.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.7295, 8.3474, 3.3177)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C212D #219C90

analogous

#9C216B #9C212D #9C5221

triadic

#9C212D #2D9C21 #212D9C

tetradic

#9C212D #6B9C21 #219C90 #52219C

square

#9C212D #6B9C21 #219C90 #52219C

split-complementary

#9C212D #219C52 #216B9C

monochromatic

#370C10 #69161E #9C212D #CF2C3C #DC5B68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#9C212D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9C212D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C212D

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C212D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C212D	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)

#46412C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c212d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 33, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.158 21.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16866',
    500: '#9c212d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c212d;
$custom-light: #c16866;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c212d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.146,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45649,
    "c": 0.15796,
    "h": 21.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C212D

secondary

#58C1B6

accent

#E8D840

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C212D

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

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