#9C223C#9C223C

#9C223C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.157 H 14.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C223C
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 60)
HSL	hsl(347, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(347, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 61.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.08, 50.61, 15.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.08, 53.03, 17.39°)
OKLab	oklab(46.03% 0.152 0.0388)
OKLCH	oklch(46.03% 0.157 14.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.0995, 8.5405, 5.1275)
Luminance	0.0854 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C223C #229C82

analogous

#9C2279 #9C223C #9C4522

triadic

#9C223C #3C9C22 #223C9C

tetradic

#9C223C #799C22 #229C82 #45229C

square

#9C223C #799C22 #229C82 #45229C

split-complementary

#9C223C #229C45 #22799C

monochromatic

#380C15 #6A1729 #9C223C #CE2D4F #DC5D78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#9C223C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9C223C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C223C

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C223C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C223C	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)

#44423C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635C39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c223c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.157 14.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06971',
    500: '#9c223c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c223c;
$custom-light: #c06971;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c223c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.213,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46025,
    "c": 0.15692,
    "h": 14.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C223C

secondary

#5AC0AA

accent

#E7C441

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEC

border

#D2C6C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C223C

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

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