#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
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 35)
HSL	hsl(360, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(360, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 77.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.67, 49.29, 31.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.67, 58.25, 32.21°)
OKLab	oklab(45.59% 0.1424 0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(45.59% 0.158 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.5874, 8.3356, 2.4306)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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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
##9C2223	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)

#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

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

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