#9C231E#9C231E

#9C231E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.158 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C231E
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 30)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 80.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.73, 48.78, 34.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.73, 59.48, 34.91°)
OKLab	oklab(45.62% 0.1397 0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(45.62% 0.158 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.5474, 8.3660, 2.0769)
Luminance	0.0836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C231E #1E979C

analogous

#9C1E58 #9C231E #9C621E

triadic

#9C231E #1E9C23 #231E9C

tetradic

#9C231E #589C1E #1E979C #621E9C

square

#9C231E #589C1E #1E979C #621E9C

split-complementary

#9C231E #1E9C62 #1E589C

monochromatic

#350C0A #691714 #9C231E #CF2F28 #DE5B56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#9C231E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9C231E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C231E

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C231E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C231E	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)

#48411C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c231e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.158 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2695b',
    500: '#9c231e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c231e;
$custom-light: #c2695b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c231e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.381,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45616,
    "c": 0.15796,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C231E

secondary

#54BEC2

accent

#E4EB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C231E

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

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