#9C2240#9C2240

#9C2240 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.157 H 12.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2240
RGB	rgb(156, 34, 64)
HSL	hsl(345, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(345, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 59%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.17, 50.89, 13.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.17, 52.62, 14.74°)
OKLab	oklab(46.12% 0.1537 0.0333)
OKLCH	oklch(46.12% 0.157 12.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.2093, 8.5844, 5.7056)
Luminance	0.0858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2240 #229C7E

analogous

#9C227D #9C2240 #9C4122

triadic

#9C2240 #409C22 #22409C

tetradic

#9C2240 #7D9C22 #229C7E #41229C

square

#9C2240 #7D9C22 #229C7E #41229C

split-complementary

#9C2240 #229C41 #227D9C

monochromatic

#380C17 #6A172B #9C2240 #CE2D55 #DC5D7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#9C2240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9C2240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2240

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2240	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#434340

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635C3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 34, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.157 12.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06974',
    500: '#9c2240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2240;
$custom-light: #c06974;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.246,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46118,
    "c": 0.15722,
    "h": 12.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2240

secondary

#5AC0A7

accent

#E7BE41

background

#FCF6F7

surface

#F8EBED

border

#D1C6C8

text

#130708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2240

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

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