#9C2323#9C2323

#9C2323 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.157 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#9C2323
RGBrgb(156, 35, 35)
HSLhsl(0, 63%, 37%)
HSVhsv(0, 78%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77.6%, 77.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LABlab(34.79, 48.96, 31.18)
CIE-LCHlch(34.79, 58.04, 32.49°)
OKLaboklab(45.68% 0.1413 0.0691)
OKLCHoklch(45.68% 0.157 26.1)
XYZxyz(14.6164, 8.3936, 2.4403)
Luminance0.0839 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#9C2323 #239C9C
analogous
#9C2360 #9C2323 #9C6023
triadic
#9C2323 #239C23 #23239C
tetradic
#9C2323 #609C23 #239C9C #60239C
square
#9C2323 #609C23 #239C9C #60239C
split-complementary
#9C2323 #239C60 #23609C
monochromatic
#380D0D #6A1818 #9C2323 #CE2E2E #DB5E5E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84
#9C2323 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68
#9C2323 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2323
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##9C2323#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##9C23231.007.842.687.84
#FFFFFF7.841.0021.001.00
#0000002.6821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.841.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#484121
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC0025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #9c2323;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.157 26.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2695e',
    500: '#9c2323',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #9c2323;
$custom-light: #c2695e;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#9c2323",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45675,
    "c": 0.1573,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#9C2323
secondary
#5BC0C0
accent
#E6E641
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2323

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#9C2323 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva