#9C2224#9C2224

#9C2224 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.158 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2224
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 36)
HSL	hsl(359, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(359, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 76.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.68, 49.33, 30.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.68, 57.98, 31.70°)
OKLab	oklab(45.6% 0.1427 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.158 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.6025, 8.3417, 2.5099)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2224 #229C9A

analogous

#9C2261 #9C2224 #9C5D22

triadic

#9C2224 #249C22 #22249C

tetradic

#9C2224 #619C22 #229C9A #5D229C

square

#9C2224 #619C22 #229C9A #5D229C

split-complementary

#9C2224 #229C5D #22619C

monochromatic

#380C0D #6A1718 #9C2224 #CE2D30 #DC5D5F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#9C2224 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9C2224 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2224

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2224	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2224	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474123

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2224;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.158 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2685f',
    500: '#9c2224',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2224;
$custom-light: #c2685f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2224",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.016,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45601,
    "c": 0.158,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2224

secondary

#5AC0BF

accent

#E7E441

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2224

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

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