#9C2322#9C2322

#9C2322 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.157 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2322
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 78.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.78, 48.92, 31.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.78, 58.32, 32.99°)
OKLab	oklab(45.66% 0.141 0.0701)
OKLCH	oklch(45.66% 0.157 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.6018, 8.3878, 2.3632)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2322 #229B9C

analogous

#9C225E #9C2322 #9C6022

triadic

#9C2322 #229C23 #23229C

tetradic

#9C2322 #5E9C22 #229B9C #60229C

square

#9C2322 #5E9C22 #229B9C #60229C

split-complementary

#9C2322 #229C60 #225E9C

monochromatic

#380C0C #6A1817 #9C2322 #CE2E2D #DC5E5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#9C2322 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#9C2322 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2322

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2322	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2322	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484120

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2322;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.157 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2695d',
    500: '#9c2322',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2322;
$custom-light: #c2695d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2322",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.492,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45662,
    "c": 0.15743,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2322

secondary

#5ABFC0

accent

#E6E741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2322

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

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