#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
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 43)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 72.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.90, 49.31, 26.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.90, 55.94, 28.19°)
OKLab	oklab(45.79% 0.1442 0.0606)
OKLCH	oklch(45.79% 0.156 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.7491, 8.4467, 3.1388)
Luminance	0.0844 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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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
##9C232B	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)

#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

Preview with #9C232B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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