#9C2230#9C2230

#9C2230 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.157 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2230
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 48)
HSL	hsl(353, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(353, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 69.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.86, 49.89, 23.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.86, 55.04, 24.98°)
OKLab	oklab(45.79% 0.1472 0.0544)
OKLCH	oklch(45.79% 0.157 20.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.8175, 8.4276, 3.6422)
Luminance	0.0843 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2230 #229C8E

analogous

#9C226D #9C2230 #9C5122

triadic

#9C2230 #309C22 #22309C

tetradic

#9C2230 #6D9C22 #229C8E #51229C

square

#9C2230 #6D9C22 #229C8E #51229C

split-complementary

#9C2230 #229C51 #226D9C

monochromatic

#380C11 #6A1721 #9C2230 #CE2D3F #DC5D6B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#9C2230 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#9C2230 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2230

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2230	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2230	1.00	7.82	2.69	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464130

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2230;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.157 20.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16968',
    500: '#9c2230',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2230;
$custom-light: #c16968;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2230",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.115,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45785,
    "c": 0.15693,
    "h": 20.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2230

secondary

#5AC0B4

accent

#E7D441

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2230

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

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