#9C222D#9C222D
#9C222D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.157 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C222D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 34, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 71.2%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.81, 49.73, 25.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.81, 55.70, 26.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.73% 0.146 0.058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.73% 0.157 21.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7577, 8.4037, 3.3271) |
| Luminance | 0.0840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.69
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.86
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.21
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.47
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.51
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C222D #229C91
analogous
#9C226A #9C222D #9C5422
triadic
#9C222D #2D9C22 #222D9C
tetradic
#9C222D #6A9C22 #229C91 #54229C
square
#9C222D #6A9C22 #229C91 #54229C
split-complementary
#9C222D #229C54 #226A9C
monochromatic
#380C10 #6A171F #9C222D #CE2D3B #DC5D68
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.84
#9C222D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.68
#9C222D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C222D
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C222D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C222D | 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)
#46412C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC0027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c222d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.157 21.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16966',
500: '#9c222d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c222d; $custom-light: #c16966; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c222d",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 34,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.59,
"s": 64.211,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45734,
"c": 0.15713,
"h": 21.7
},
"luminance": 0.08401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C222D
secondary
#5AC0B7
accent
#E7D841
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9EBEB
border
#D2C6C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A7A