#9C2329#9C2329
#9C2329 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.157 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2329 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 35, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 73.7%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.87, 49.21, 27.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.87, 56.44, 29.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.76% 0.1435 0.0629) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.76% 0.157 23.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7133, 8.4324, 2.9503) |
| Luminance | 0.0843 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.65
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.09
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.44
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.17
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.17
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2329 #239C96
analogous
#9C2365 #9C2329 #9C5A23
triadic
#9C2329 #299C23 #23299C
tetradic
#9C2329 #659C23 #239C96 #5A239C
square
#9C2329 #659C23 #239C96 #5A239C
split-complementary
#9C2329 #239C5A #23659C
monochromatic
#380D0F #6A181C #9C2329 #CE2E36 #DB5E65
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.82
#9C2329 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.69
#9C2329 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2329
7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2329 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2329 | 1.00 | 7.82 | 2.69 | 7.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#474128
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B25
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC0027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2329; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.157 23.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16963',
500: '#9c2329',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2329; $custom-light: #c16963; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2329",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 35,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.025,
"s": 63.351,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45758,
"c": 0.15663,
"h": 23.7
},
"luminance": 0.0843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2329
secondary
#5BC0BB
accent
#E6DE41
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBEA
border
#D2C6C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A79