#9C2222#9C2222

#9C2222 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.158 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2222
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 78.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.66, 49.25, 31.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.66, 58.53, 32.71°)
OKLab	oklab(45.58% 0.142 0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(45.58% 0.158 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5728, 8.3298, 2.3536)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2222 #229C9C

analogous

#9C225F #9C2222 #9C5F22

triadic

#9C2222 #229C22 #22229C

tetradic

#9C2222 #5F9C22 #229C9C #5F229C

square

#9C2222 #5F9C22 #229C9C #5F229C

split-complementary

#9C2222 #229C5F #225F9C

monochromatic

#380C0C #6A1717 #9C2222 #CE2D2D #DC5D5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#9C2222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9C2222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2222

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2222	1.00	7.88	2.67	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484120

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.158 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2685d',
    500: '#9c2222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2222;
$custom-light: #c2685d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45575,
    "c": 0.15824,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2222

secondary

#5AC0C0

accent

#E7E741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2222

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

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