#9C2231#9C2231

#9C2231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.157 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2231
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 49)
HSL	hsl(353, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(353, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 68.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.87, 49.94, 22.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.87, 54.83, 24.38°)
OKLab	oklab(45.8% 0.1476 0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(45.8% 0.157 19.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.8384, 8.4360, 3.7521)
Luminance	0.0843 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2231 #229C8D

analogous

#9C226E #9C2231 #9C5022

triadic

#9C2231 #319C22 #22319C

tetradic

#9C2231 #6E9C22 #229C8D #50229C

square

#9C2231 #6E9C22 #229C8D #50229C

split-complementary

#9C2231 #229C50 #226E9C

monochromatic

#380C11 #6A1721 #9C2231 #CE2D41 #DC5D6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#9C2231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#9C2231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2231

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2231	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)

#464231

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.157 19.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16969',
    500: '#9c2231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2231;
$custom-light: #c16969;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.623,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45803,
    "c": 0.15689,
    "h": 19.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2231

secondary

#5AC0B4

accent

#E7D341

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2231

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →