#9C223B#9C223B

#9C223B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.157 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C223B
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 59)
HSL	hsl(348, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(348, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 62.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.06, 50.54, 16.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.06, 53.16, 18.05°)
OKLab	oklab(46% 0.1516 0.0402)
OKLCH	oklch(46% 0.157 14.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0733, 8.5300, 4.9896)
Luminance	0.0853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C223B #229C83

analogous

#9C2278 #9C223B #9C4622

triadic

#9C223B #3B9C22 #223B9C

tetradic

#9C223B #789C22 #229C83 #46229C

square

#9C223B #789C22 #229C83 #46229C

split-complementary

#9C223B #229C46 #22789C

monochromatic

#380C15 #6A1728 #9C223B #CE2D4E #DC5D77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#9C223B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9C223B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C223B

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C223B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C223B	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#44423B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635C38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c223b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.157 14.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06970',
    500: '#9c223b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c223b;
$custom-light: #c06970;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c223b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.705,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46003,
    "c": 0.15687,
    "h": 14.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C223B

secondary

#5AC0AB

accent

#E7C541

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEC

border

#D2C6C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C223B

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

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