#9C2318#9C2318

#9C2318 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.159 H 29.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2318
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 24)
HSL	hsl(5, 73%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(5, 85%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 84.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.68, 48.59, 37.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.68, 61.24, 37.50°)
OKLab	oklab(45.56% 0.1379 0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(45.56% 0.159 29.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.4780, 8.3383, 1.7111)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2318 #18919C

analogous

#9C184F #9C2318 #9C6518

triadic

#9C2318 #189C23 #23189C

tetradic

#9C2318 #4F9C18 #18919C #65189C

square

#9C2318 #4F9C18 #18919C #65189C

split-complementary

#9C2318 #189C65 #184F9C

monochromatic

#320B08 #671710 #9C2318 #D12F20 #E3584B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#9C2318 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9C2318 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2318

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2318	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2318	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494115

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675B11

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2318;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.159 29.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26957',
    500: '#9c2318',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2318;
$custom-light: #c26957;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2318",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45556,
    "c": 0.15878,
    "h": 29.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2318

secondary

#4BBBC5

accent

#E1F038

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2318

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

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