#9C2225#9C2225

#9C2225 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.158 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2225
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 37)
HSL	hsl(359, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(359, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 76.3%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.70, 49.37, 29.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.70, 57.70, 31.18°)
OKLab	oklab(45.61% 0.1431 0.0668)
OKLCH	oklch(45.61% 0.158 25)
XYZ	xyz(14.6180, 8.3478, 2.5915)
Luminance	0.0835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2225 #229C99

analogous

#9C2262 #9C2225 #9C5C22

triadic

#9C2225 #259C22 #22259C

tetradic

#9C2225 #629C22 #229C99 #5C229C

square

#9C2225 #629C22 #229C99 #5C229C

split-complementary

#9C2225 #229C5C #22629C

monochromatic

#380C0D #6A1719 #9C2225 #CE2D31 #DC5D60

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#9C2225 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9C2225 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2225

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2225	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2225	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)

#474124

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2225;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.158 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26860',
    500: '#9c2225',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2225;
$custom-light: #c26860;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2225",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.525,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45614,
    "c": 0.15789,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.08346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2225

secondary

#5AC0BE

accent

#E7E341

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2225

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

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