#9C232B#9C232B

#9C232B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.156 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#9C232B
RGBrgb(156, 35, 43)
HSLhsl(356, 63%, 37%)
HSVhsv(356, 78%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77.6%, 72.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LABlab(34.90, 49.31, 26.43)
CIE-LCHlch(34.90, 55.94, 28.19°)
OKLaboklab(45.79% 0.1442 0.0606)
OKLCHoklch(45.79% 0.156 22.8)
XYZxyz(14.7491, 8.4467, 3.1388)
Luminance0.0844 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#9C232B #239C94
analogous
#9C2368 #9C232B #9C5723
triadic
#9C232B #2B9C23 #232B9C
tetradic
#9C232B #689C23 #239C94 #57239C
square
#9C232B #689C23 #239C94 #57239C
split-complementary
#9C232B #239C57 #23689C
monochromatic
#380D0F #6A181D #9C232B #CE2E39 #DB5E67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81
#9C232B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69
#9C232B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C232B
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##9C232B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##9C232B1.007.812.697.81
#FFFFFF7.811.0021.001.00
#0000002.6921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.811.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#47422A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC0027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #9c232b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.156 22.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16964',
    500: '#9c232b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #9c232b;
$custom-light: #c16964;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#9c232b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.033,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45788,
    "c": 0.15644,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#9C232B
secondary
#5BC0B9
accent
#E6DB41
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9EBEB
border
#D2C6C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A7A

Preview Lab

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#9C232B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva