#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
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 35)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 77.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.79, 48.96, 31.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.79, 58.04, 32.49°)
OKLab	oklab(45.68% 0.1413 0.0691)
OKLCH	oklch(45.68% 0.157 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.6164, 8.3936, 2.4403)
Luminance	0.0839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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
##9C2323	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)

#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

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

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