#9C2137#9C2137

#9C2137 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.158 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2137
RGB	rgb(156, 33, 55)
HSL	hsl(349, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(349, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 64.7%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.87, 50.60, 18.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.87, 53.98, 20.37°)
OKLab	oklab(45.84% 0.151 0.0452)
OKLCH	oklch(45.84% 0.158 16.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.9453, 8.4337, 4.4546)
Luminance	0.0843 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2137 #219C86

analogous

#9C2175 #9C2137 #9C4821

triadic

#9C2137 #379C21 #21379C

tetradic

#9C2137 #759C21 #219C86 #48219C

square

#9C2137 #759C21 #219C86 #48219C

split-complementary

#9C2137 #219C48 #21759C

monochromatic

#370C13 #691625 #9C2137 #CF2C49 #DC5B72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#9C2137 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#9C2137 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2137

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2137	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2137	1.00	7.82	2.69	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454237

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2137;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 33, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.158 16.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0686d',
    500: '#9c2137',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2137;
$custom-light: #c0686d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2137",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.268,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45835,
    "c": 0.15765,
    "h": 16.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08431
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2137

secondary

#58C1AE

accent

#E8CA40

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2137

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

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