#9C2226#9C2226

#9C2226 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.158 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2226
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 38)
HSL	hsl(358, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(358, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 75.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.71, 49.41, 29.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.71, 57.44, 30.66°)
OKLab	oklab(45.63% 0.1434 0.0658)
OKLCH	oklch(45.63% 0.158 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.6339, 8.3542, 2.6753)
Luminance	0.0835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2226 #229C98

analogous

#9C2263 #9C2226 #9C5B22

triadic

#9C2226 #269C22 #22269C

tetradic

#9C2226 #639C22 #229C98 #5B229C

square

#9C2226 #639C22 #229C98 #5B229C

split-complementary

#9C2226 #229C5B #22639C

monochromatic

#380C0E #6A171A #9C2226 #CE2D32 #DC5D61

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#9C2226 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9C2226 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2226

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2226	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2226	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474125

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2226;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.158 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26860',
    500: '#9c2226',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2226;
$custom-light: #c26860;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2226",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.033,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45628,
    "c": 0.15778,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2226

secondary

#5AC0BD

accent

#E7E241

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2226

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

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