#9C2227#9C2227

#9C2227 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.158 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2227
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 39)
HSL	hsl(358, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(358, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 75%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.72, 49.45, 28.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.72, 57.17, 30.12°)
OKLab	oklab(45.64% 0.1438 0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(45.64% 0.158 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.6502, 8.3608, 2.7615)
Luminance	0.0836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2227 #229C97

analogous

#9C2264 #9C2227 #9C5A22

triadic

#9C2227 #279C22 #22279C

tetradic

#9C2227 #649C22 #229C97 #5A229C

square

#9C2227 #649C22 #229C97 #5A229C

split-complementary

#9C2227 #229C5A #22649C

monochromatic

#380C0E #6A171A #9C2227 #CE2D34 #DC5D62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#9C2227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9C2227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2227

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2227	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)

#474126

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.158 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16861',
    500: '#9c2227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2227;
$custom-light: #c16861;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.541,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45642,
    "c": 0.15767,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2227

secondary

#5AC0BC

accent

#E7E041

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2227

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

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