#9C2325#9C2325
#9C2325 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.157 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2325 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 35, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 76.3%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.81, 49.04, 30.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.81, 57.49, 31.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.7% 0.142 0.0671) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.7% 0.157 25.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6470, 8.4059, 2.6012) |
| Luminance | 0.0840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.28
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.26
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.73
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.47
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.52
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2325 #239C9A
analogous
#9C2362 #9C2325 #9C5D23
triadic
#9C2325 #259C23 #23259C
tetradic
#9C2325 #629C23 #239C9A #5D239C
square
#9C2325 #629C23 #239C9A #5D239C
split-complementary
#9C2325 #239C5D #23629C
monochromatic
#380D0D #6A1819 #9C2325 #CE2E31 #DB5E60
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.83
#9C2325 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.68
#9C2325 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2325
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2325 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2325 | 1.00 | 7.83 | 2.68 | 7.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#484124
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B20
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC0025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2325; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.157 25.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26960',
500: '#9c2325',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2325; $custom-light: #c26960; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2325",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 35,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.008,
"s": 63.351,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45701,
"c": 0.15706,
"h": 25.3
},
"luminance": 0.08404
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2325
secondary
#5BC0BE
accent
#E6E441
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79