#9C223E#9C223E

#9C223E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.157 H 13.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C223E
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 62)
HSL	hsl(346, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(346, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 60.3%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.13, 50.74, 14.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.13, 52.81, 16.07°)
OKLab	oklab(46.07% 0.1529 0.0361)
OKLCH	oklch(46.07% 0.157 13.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.1534, 8.5620, 5.4112)
Luminance	0.0856 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C223E #229C80

analogous

#9C227B #9C223E #9C4322

triadic

#9C223E #3E9C22 #223E9C

tetradic

#9C223E #7B9C22 #229C80 #43229C

square

#9C223E #7B9C22 #229C80 #43229C

split-complementary

#9C223E #229C43 #227B9C

monochromatic

#380C16 #6A172A #9C223E #CE2D52 #DC5D7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#9C223E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9C223E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C223E

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C223E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C223E	1.00	7.74	2.71	7.74
#FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#44433E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635C3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c223e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.157 13.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06973',
    500: '#9c223e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c223e;
$custom-light: #c06973;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c223e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.23,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46071,
    "c": 0.15705,
    "h": 13.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C223E

secondary

#5AC0A9

accent

#E7C141

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEC

border

#D1C6C7

text

#130708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C223E

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

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