#9C221D#9C221D

#9C221D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.159 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C221D
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 29)
HSL	hsl(2, 69%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 81.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.61, 49.07, 34.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.61, 59.97, 35.09°)
OKLab	oklab(45.52% 0.1404 0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(45.52% 0.159 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.5059, 8.3030, 2.0010)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C221D #1D979C

analogous

#9C1D58 #9C221D #9C621D

triadic

#9C221D #1D9C22 #221D9C

tetradic

#9C221D #589C1D #1D979C #621D9C

square

#9C221D #589C1D #1D979C #621D9C

split-complementary

#9C221D #1D9C62 #1D589C

monochromatic

#350C0A #681713 #9C221D #D02D27 #DF5A54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#9C221D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#9C221D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C221D

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C221D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C221D	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48401B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c221d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.159 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2685a',
    500: '#9c221d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c221d;
$custom-light: #c2685a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c221d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.362,
    "s": 68.649,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45517,
    "c": 0.15889,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C221D

secondary

#52BEC2

accent

#E5EB3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C221D

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

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