#9C2234#9C2234

#9C2234 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.157 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2234
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 52)
HSL	hsl(351, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(351, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 66.7%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.93, 50.11, 20.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.93, 54.25, 22.53°)
OKLab	oklab(45.86% 0.1488 0.0494)
OKLCH	oklch(45.86% 0.157 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.9038, 8.4622, 4.0967)
Luminance	0.0846 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2234 #229C8A

analogous

#9C2271 #9C2234 #9C4D22

triadic

#9C2234 #349C22 #22349C

tetradic

#9C2234 #719C22 #229C8A #4D229C

square

#9C2234 #719C22 #229C8A #4D229C

split-complementary

#9C2234 #229C4D #22719C

monochromatic

#380C13 #6A1723 #9C2234 #CE2D45 #DC5D6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#9C2234 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#9C2234 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2234

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2234	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2234	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464234

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2234;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.157 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1696b',
    500: '#9c2234',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2234;
$custom-light: #c1696b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2234",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.148,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45859,
    "c": 0.1568,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0846
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2234

secondary

#5AC0B1

accent

#E7CF41

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2234

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

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