#9C231F#9C231F

#9C231F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.158 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C231F
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 31)
HSL	hsl(2, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 80.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.74, 48.81, 33.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.74, 59.19, 34.44°)
OKLab	oklab(45.63% 0.14 0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(45.63% 0.158 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.5604, 8.3712, 2.1452)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C231F #1F989C

analogous

#9C1F5A #9C231F #9C621F

triadic

#9C231F #1F9C23 #231F9C

tetradic

#9C231F #5A9C1F #1F989C #621F9C

square

#9C231F #5A9C1F #1F989C #621F9C

split-complementary

#9C231F #1F9C62 #1F5A9C

monochromatic

#360C0B #691815 #9C231F #CF2E29 #DE5C58

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#9C231F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9C231F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C231F

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C231F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C231F	1.00	7.85	2.67	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48411D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c231f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.158 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2695b',
    500: '#9c231f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c231f;
$custom-light: #c2695b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c231f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.92,
    "s": 66.845,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45627,
    "c": 0.15783,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C231F

secondary

#55BEC1

accent

#E4EA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C231F

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

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