#9C222F#9C222F

#9C222F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.157 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C222F
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 47)
HSL	hsl(354, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(354, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 69.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.84, 49.83, 23.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.84, 55.25, 25.58°)
OKLab	oklab(45.77% 0.1468 0.0556)
OKLCH	oklch(45.77% 0.157 20.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.7971, 8.4195, 3.5348)
Luminance	0.0842 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C222F #229C8F

analogous

#9C226C #9C222F #9C5222

triadic

#9C222F #2F9C22 #222F9C

tetradic

#9C222F #6C9C22 #229C8F #52229C

square

#9C222F #6C9C22 #229C8F #52229C

split-complementary

#9C222F #229C52 #226C9C

monochromatic

#380C11 #6A1720 #9C222F #CE2D3E #DC5D6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#9C222F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#9C222F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C222F

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C222F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C222F	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46412E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c222f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.157 20.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16967',
    500: '#9c222f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c222f;
$custom-light: #c16967;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c222f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.607,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45768,
    "c": 0.15699,
    "h": 20.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C222F

secondary

#5AC0B5

accent

#E7D541

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C222F

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

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