#9C222C#9C222C

#9C222C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.157 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C222C
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 44)
HSL	hsl(355, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(355, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 71.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.79, 49.68, 25.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.79, 55.93, 27.34°)
OKLab	oklab(45.72% 0.1456 0.0592)
OKLCH	oklch(45.72% 0.157 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.7386, 8.3961, 3.2269)
Luminance	0.0839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C222C #229C92

analogous

#9C2269 #9C222C #9C5522

triadic

#9C222C #2C9C22 #222C9C

tetradic

#9C222C #699C22 #229C92 #55229C

square

#9C222C #699C22 #229C92 #55229C

split-complementary

#9C222C #229C55 #22699C

monochromatic

#380C10 #6A171E #9C222C #CE2D3A #DC5D67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#9C222C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#9C222C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C222C

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C222C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C222C	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)

#47412B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c222c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.157 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16965',
    500: '#9c222c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c222c;
$custom-light: #c16965;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c222c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.082,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45718,
    "c": 0.1572,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C222C

secondary

#5AC0B8

accent

#E7DA41

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C222C

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

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