#9C2228#9C2228

#9C2228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.158 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2228
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 40)
HSL	hsl(357, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(357, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 74.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.74, 49.49, 28.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.74, 56.91, 29.58°)
OKLab	oklab(45.66% 0.1441 0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(45.66% 0.158 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6670, 8.3675, 2.8499)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2228 #229C96

analogous

#9C2265 #9C2228 #9C5922

triadic

#9C2228 #289C22 #22289C

tetradic

#9C2228 #659C22 #229C96 #59229C

square

#9C2228 #659C22 #229C96 #59229C

split-complementary

#9C2228 #229C59 #22659C

monochromatic

#380C0E #6A171B #9C2228 #CE2D35 #DC5D63

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#9C2228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9C2228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2228

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2228	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)

#474127

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.158 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16962',
    500: '#9c2228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2228;
$custom-light: #c16962;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.049,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45656,
    "c": 0.15756,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2228

secondary

#5AC0BB

accent

#E7DF41

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBEA

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2228

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

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