#9C2138#9C2138

#9C2138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.158 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2138
RGB	rgb(156, 33, 56)
HSL	hsl(349, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(349, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 64.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.89, 50.67, 18.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.89, 53.83, 19.73°)
OKLab	oklab(45.86% 0.1514 0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(45.86% 0.158 16.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.9696, 8.4434, 4.5821)
Luminance	0.0844 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2138 #219C85

analogous

#9C2176 #9C2138 #9C4721

triadic

#9C2138 #389C21 #21389C

tetradic

#9C2138 #769C21 #219C85 #47219C

square

#9C2138 #769C21 #219C85 #47219C

split-complementary

#9C2138 #219C47 #21769C

monochromatic

#370C14 #691626 #9C2138 #CF2C4A #DC5B73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#9C2138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#9C2138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2138

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2138	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444238

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 33, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.158 16.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0696e',
    500: '#9c2138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2138;
$custom-light: #c0696e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.78,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45855,
    "c": 0.15767,
    "h": 16.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2138

secondary

#58C1AD

accent

#E8C940

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2138

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

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