#9C2233#9C2233

#9C2233 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.157 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2233
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 51)
HSL	hsl(352, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(352, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 67.3%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.91, 50.05, 21.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.91, 54.43, 23.15°)
OKLab	oklab(45.84% 0.1484 0.0507)
OKLCH	oklch(45.84% 0.157 18.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8815, 8.4533, 3.9794)
Luminance	0.0845 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2233 #229C8B

analogous

#9C2270 #9C2233 #9C4E22

triadic

#9C2233 #339C22 #22339C

tetradic

#9C2233 #709C22 #229C8B #4E229C

square

#9C2233 #709C22 #229C8B #4E229C

split-complementary

#9C2233 #229C4E #22709C

monochromatic

#380C12 #6A1723 #9C2233 #CE2D43 #DC5D6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#9C2233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#9C2233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2233

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2233	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)

#464233

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.157 18.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1696a',
    500: '#9c2233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2233;
$custom-light: #c1696a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.639,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4584,
    "c": 0.15681,
    "h": 18.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2233

secondary

#5AC0B2

accent

#E7D041

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2233

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

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