#9C2232#9C2232

#9C2232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.157 H 19.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2232
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 50)
HSL	hsl(352, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(352, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 67.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.89, 49.99, 22.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.89, 54.63, 23.77°)
OKLab	oklab(45.82% 0.148 0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(45.82% 0.157 19.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.8597, 8.4445, 3.8645)
Luminance	0.0844 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2232 #229C8C

analogous

#9C226F #9C2232 #9C4F22

triadic

#9C2232 #329C22 #22329C

tetradic

#9C2232 #6F9C22 #229C8C #4F229C

square

#9C2232 #6F9C22 #229C8C #4F229C

split-complementary

#9C2232 #229C4F #226F9C

monochromatic

#380C12 #6A1722 #9C2232 #CE2D42 #DC5D6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#9C2232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#9C2232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2232

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2232	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464232

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.157 19.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16969',
    500: '#9c2232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2232;
$custom-light: #c16969;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.131,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45821,
    "c": 0.15684,
    "h": 19.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2232

secondary

#5AC0B3

accent

#E7D141

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2232

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

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