#9C232E#9C232E
#9C232E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.156 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C232E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 35, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 70.5%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.94, 49.45, 24.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.94, 55.24, 26.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.84% 0.1454 0.0571) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.84% 0.156 21.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8061, 8.4695, 3.4394) |
| Luminance | 0.0847 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.79
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.71
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.45
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.47
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.63
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C232E #239C91
analogous
#9C236B #9C232E #9C5423
triadic
#9C232E #2E9C23 #232E9C
tetradic
#9C232E #6B9C23 #239C91 #54239C
square
#9C232E #6B9C23 #239C91 #54239C
split-complementary
#9C232E #239C54 #236B9C
monochromatic
#380D11 #6A181F #9C232E #CE2E3D #DB5E6A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.80
#9C232E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.69
#9C232E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C232E
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C232E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C232E | 1.00 | 7.80 | 2.69 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#47422D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC0028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c232e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.156 21.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16966',
500: '#9c232e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c232e; $custom-light: #c16966; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c232e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 35,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.545,
"s": 63.351,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45837,
"c": 0.15619,
"h": 21.5
},
"luminance": 0.08467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C232E
secondary
#5BC0B7
accent
#E6D741
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9EBEB
border
#D2C6C6
text
#140706
muted
#827A7A