#9C2235#9C2235

#9C2235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.157 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2235
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 53)
HSL	hsl(351, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(351, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 66%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.95, 50.17, 20.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.95, 54.07, 21.91°)
OKLab	oklab(45.88% 0.1492 0.0482)
OKLCH	oklch(45.88% 0.157 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9265, 8.4713, 4.2166)
Luminance	0.0847 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2235 #229C89

analogous

#9C2272 #9C2235 #9C4C22

triadic

#9C2235 #359C22 #22359C

tetradic

#9C2235 #729C22 #229C89 #4C229C

square

#9C2235 #729C22 #229C89 #4C229C

split-complementary

#9C2235 #229C4C #22729C

monochromatic

#380C13 #6A1724 #9C2235 #CE2D46 #DC5D71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#9C2235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#9C2235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2235

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2235	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)

#454235

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.157 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0696c',
    500: '#9c2235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2235;
$custom-light: #c0696c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.656,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45878,
    "c": 0.15678,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2235

secondary

#5AC0B0

accent

#E7CD41

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2235

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

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