#9C221F#9C221F

#9C221F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.159 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C221F
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 31)
HSL	hsl(1, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(1, 80%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 80.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.63, 49.14, 33.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.63, 59.39, 34.17°)
OKLab	oklab(45.54% 0.141 0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(45.54% 0.159 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.5314, 8.3132, 2.1355)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C221F #1F999C

analogous

#9C1F5B #9C221F #9C611F

triadic

#9C221F #1F9C22 #221F9C

tetradic

#9C221F #5B9C1F #1F999C #611F9C

square

#9C221F #5B9C1F #1F999C #611F9C

split-complementary

#9C221F #1F9C61 #1F5B9C

monochromatic

#360C0B #691715 #9C221F #CF2D29 #DE5B58

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#9C221F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#9C221F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C221F

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C221F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C221F	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)

#48401D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c221f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.159 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2685b',
    500: '#9c221f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c221f;
$custom-light: #c2685b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c221f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.44,
    "s": 66.845,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45539,
    "c": 0.15862,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C221F

secondary

#55BFC1

accent

#E6EA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C221F

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

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