#9C222B#9C222B

#9C222B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.157 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C222B
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 43)
HSL	hsl(356, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 72.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.78, 49.63, 26.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.78, 56.17, 27.91°)
OKLab	oklab(45.7% 0.1453 0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(45.7% 0.157 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.7201, 8.3887, 3.1291)
Luminance	0.0839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C222B #229C93

analogous

#9C2268 #9C222B #9C5622

triadic

#9C222B #2B9C22 #222B9C

tetradic

#9C222B #689C22 #229C93 #56229C

square

#9C222B #689C22 #229C93 #56229C

split-complementary

#9C222B #229C56 #22689C

monochromatic

#380C0F #6A171D #9C222B #CE2D39 #DC5D66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#9C222B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#9C222B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C222B

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C222B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C222B	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47412A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c222b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.157 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16964',
    500: '#9c222b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c222b;
$custom-light: #c16964;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c222b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.574,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45702,
    "c": 0.15728,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C222B

secondary

#5AC0B9

accent

#E7DB41

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C222B

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

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