#9C223A#9C223A

#9C223A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.157 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C223A
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 58)
HSL	hsl(348, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(348, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 62.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.04, 50.48, 17.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.04, 53.29, 18.70°)
OKLab	oklab(45.98% 0.1512 0.0416)
OKLCH	oklch(45.98% 0.157 15.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0476, 8.5197, 4.8543)
Luminance	0.0852 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C223A #229C84

analogous

#9C2277 #9C223A #9C4722

triadic

#9C223A #3A9C22 #223A9C

tetradic

#9C223A #779C22 #229C84 #47229C

square

#9C223A #779C22 #229C84 #47229C

split-complementary

#9C223A #229C47 #22779C

monochromatic

#380C15 #6A1727 #9C223A #CE2D4D #DC5D76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#9C223A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#9C223A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C223A

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C223A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C223A	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45423A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645C37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c223a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.157 15.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0696f',
    500: '#9c223a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c223a;
$custom-light: #c0696f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c223a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.197,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45981,
    "c": 0.15684,
    "h": 15.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C223A

secondary

#5AC0AC

accent

#E7C641

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEC

border

#D2C6C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C223A

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

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