#9C222A#9C222A

#9C222A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.157 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C222A
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 42)
HSL	hsl(356, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 73.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.76, 49.59, 26.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.76, 56.41, 28.47°)
OKLab	oklab(45.69% 0.1449 0.0614)
OKLCH	oklch(45.69% 0.157 23)
XYZ	xyz(14.7019, 8.3814, 3.0337)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C222A #229C94

analogous

#9C2267 #9C222A #9C5722

triadic

#9C222A #2A9C22 #222A9C

tetradic

#9C222A #679C22 #229C94 #57229C

square

#9C222A #679C22 #229C94 #57229C

split-complementary

#9C222A #229C57 #22679C

monochromatic

#380C0F #6A171C #9C222A #CE2D38 #DC5D65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#9C222A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#9C222A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C222A

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C222A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C222A	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474129

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c222a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.157 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16963',
    500: '#9c222a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c222a;
$custom-light: #c16963;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c222a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.066,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45686,
    "c": 0.15737,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.08379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C222A

secondary

#5AC0B9

accent

#E7DC41

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBEA

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C222A

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

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