#9C232A#9C232A
#9C232A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.157 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C232A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 35, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 73.1%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.88, 49.26, 27.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.88, 56.19, 28.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.77% 0.1438 0.0617) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.77% 0.157 23.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7309, 8.4394, 3.0434) |
| Luminance | 0.0844 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.83
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.34
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.65
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.87
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.37
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C232A #239C95
analogous
#9C2366 #9C232A #9C5923
triadic
#9C232A #2A9C23 #232A9C
tetradic
#9C232A #669C23 #239C95 #59239C
square
#9C232A #669C23 #239C95 #59239C
split-complementary
#9C232A #239C59 #23669C
monochromatic
#380D0F #6A181D #9C232A #CE2E37 #DB5E66
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.81
#9C232A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.69
#9C232A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C232A
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C232A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C232A | 1.00 | 7.81 | 2.69 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#474129
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC0027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c232a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.157 23.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16963',
500: '#9c232a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c232a; $custom-light: #c16963; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c232a",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 35,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.529,
"s": 63.351,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45773,
"c": 0.15653,
"h": 23.2
},
"luminance": 0.08437
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C232A
secondary
#5BC0BA
accent
#E6DD41
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBEA
border
#D2C6C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A79