#9C221E#9C221E

#9C221E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.159 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C221E
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 30)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 80.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.62, 49.10, 33.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.62, 59.68, 34.63°)
OKLab	oklab(45.53% 0.1407 0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(45.53% 0.159 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.5184, 8.3080, 2.0672)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C221E #1E989C

analogous

#9C1E59 #9C221E #9C611E

triadic

#9C221E #1E9C22 #221E9C

tetradic

#9C221E #599C1E #1E989C #611E9C

square

#9C221E #599C1E #1E989C #611E9C

split-complementary

#9C221E #1E9C61 #1E599C

monochromatic

#350C0A #691714 #9C221E #CF2D28 #DE5A56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#9C221E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#9C221E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C221E

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C221E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C221E	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)

#48401C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c221e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.159 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2685b',
    500: '#9c221e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c221e;
$custom-light: #c2685b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c221e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.905,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45528,
    "c": 0.15875,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C221E

secondary

#54BEC2

accent

#E5EB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C221E

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

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