#9C2223#9C2223

#9C2223 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.158 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#9C2223
RGBrgb(156, 34, 35)
HSLhsl(360, 64%, 37%)
HSVhsv(360, 78%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78.2%, 77.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LABlab(34.67, 49.29, 31.05)
CIE-LCHlch(34.67, 58.25, 32.21°)
OKLaboklab(45.59% 0.1424 0.0688)
OKLCHoklch(45.59% 0.158 25.8)
XYZxyz(14.5874, 8.3356, 2.4306)
Luminance0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#9C2223 #229C9B
analogous
#9C2260 #9C2223 #9C5E22
triadic
#9C2223 #239C22 #22239C
tetradic
#9C2223 #609C22 #229C9B #5E229C
square
#9C2223 #609C22 #229C9B #5E229C
split-complementary
#9C2223 #229C5E #22609C
monochromatic
#380C0C #6A1718 #9C2223 #CE2D2E #DC5D5E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88
#9C2223 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67
#9C2223 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2223
7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##9C2223#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##9C22231.007.882.677.88
#FFFFFF7.881.0021.001.00
#0000002.6721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.881.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#484122
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC0024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #9c2223;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.158 25.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2685e',
    500: '#9c2223',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #9c2223;
$custom-light: #c2685e;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#9c2223",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.508,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45588,
    "c": 0.15812,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#9C2223
secondary
#5AC0BF
accent
#E7E641
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2223

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#9C2223 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva