#9C2324#9C2324
#9C2324 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.157 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2324 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 35, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 76.9%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.80, 49.00, 30.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.80, 57.77, 31.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.69% 0.1417 0.0681) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.69% 0.157 25.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6315, 8.3997, 2.5196) |
| Luminance | 0.0840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.29
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.11
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.60
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.23
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.33
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2324 #239C9B
analogous
#9C2361 #9C2324 #9C5E23
triadic
#9C2324 #249C23 #23249C
tetradic
#9C2324 #619C23 #239C9B #5E239C
square
#9C2324 #619C23 #239C9B #5E239C
split-complementary
#9C2324 #239C5E #23619C
monochromatic
#380D0D #6A1818 #9C2324 #CE2E30 #DB5E5F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.84
#9C2324 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.68
#9C2324 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2324
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2324 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2324 | 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)
#484123
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B1F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC0025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2324; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.157 25.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2695f',
500: '#9c2324',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2324; $custom-light: #c2695f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2324",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 35,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.504,
"s": 63.351,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45688,
"c": 0.15719,
"h": 25.7
},
"luminance": 0.08397
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2324
secondary
#5BC0BF
accent
#E6E541
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79