#9C2320#9C2320

#9C2320 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.158 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2320
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 32)
HSL	hsl(1, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(1, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 79.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.76, 48.85, 32.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.76, 58.90, 33.97°)
OKLab	oklab(45.64% 0.1403 0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(45.64% 0.158 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5738, 8.3766, 2.2157)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2320 #20999C

analogous

#9C205B #9C2320 #9C6120

triadic

#9C2320 #209C23 #23209C

tetradic

#9C2320 #5B9C20 #20999C #61209C

square

#9C2320 #5B9C20 #20999C #61209C

split-complementary

#9C2320 #209C61 #205B9C

monochromatic

#360C0B #691816 #9C2320 #CF2E2A #DD5D59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#9C2320 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#9C2320 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2320

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2320	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2320	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)

#48411E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2320;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.158 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2695c',
    500: '#9c2320',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2320;
$custom-light: #c2695c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2320",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.452,
    "s": 65.957,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45638,
    "c": 0.15769,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2320

secondary

#57BEC1

accent

#E5E93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2320

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

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