#9C231D#9C231D

#9C231D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.158 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C231D
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 29)
HSL	hsl(3, 69%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(3, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 81.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.72, 48.74, 34.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.72, 59.77, 35.36°)
OKLab	oklab(45.61% 0.1394 0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(45.61% 0.158 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5349, 8.3610, 2.0107)
Luminance	0.0836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C231D #1D969C

analogous

#9C1D57 #9C231D #9C631D

triadic

#9C231D #1D9C23 #231D9C

tetradic

#9C231D #579C1D #1D969C #631D9C

square

#9C231D #579C1D #1D969C #631D9C

split-complementary

#9C231D #1D9C63 #1D579C

monochromatic

#350C0A #681713 #9C231D #D02F27 #DF5B54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#9C231D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9C231D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C231D

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C231D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C231D	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49411B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c231d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.158 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2695a',
    500: '#9c231d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c231d;
$custom-light: #c2695a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c231d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.835,
    "s": 68.649,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45605,
    "c": 0.1581,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C231D

secondary

#52BDC2

accent

#E3EB3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C231D

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

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