#9C2220#9C2220

#9C2220 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.159 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2220
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 32)
HSL	hsl(1, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(1, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 79.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.64, 49.17, 32.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.64, 59.10, 33.69°)
OKLab	oklab(45.55% 0.1413 0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(45.55% 0.159 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.5448, 8.3186, 2.2060)
Luminance	0.0832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2220 #209A9C

analogous

#9C205C #9C2220 #9C6020

triadic

#9C2220 #209C22 #22209C

tetradic

#9C2220 #5C9C20 #209A9C #60209C

square

#9C2220 #5C9C20 #209A9C #60209C

split-complementary

#9C2220 #209C60 #205C9C

monochromatic

#360C0B #691716 #9C2220 #CF2D2A #DD5B59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#9C2220 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#9C2220 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2220

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2220	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2220	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)

#48411E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2220;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.159 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2685c',
    500: '#9c2220',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2220;
$custom-light: #c2685c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2220",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.968,
    "s": 65.957,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45551,
    "c": 0.1585,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2220

secondary

#57BFC1

accent

#E6E93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2220

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

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