#9C233A#9C233A

#9C233A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.156 H 15.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C233A
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 58)
HSL	hsl(349, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(349, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 62.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.16, 50.15, 17.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.16, 53.03, 18.97°)
OKLab	oklab(46.07% 0.1502 0.0419)
OKLCH	oklch(46.07% 0.156 15.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.0766, 8.5777, 4.8640)
Luminance	0.0858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C233A #239C85

analogous

#9C2377 #9C233A #9C4823

triadic

#9C233A #3A9C23 #233A9C

tetradic

#9C233A #779C23 #239C85 #48239C

square

#9C233A #779C23 #239C85 #48239C

split-complementary

#9C233A #239C48 #23779C

monochromatic

#380D15 #6A1827 #9C233A #CE2E4D #DB5E76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#9C233A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9C233A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C233A

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C233A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C233A	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45433A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645C37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c233a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.156 15.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0696f',
    500: '#9c233a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c233a;
$custom-light: #c0696f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c233a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.595,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46067,
    "c": 0.15592,
    "h": 15.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C233A

secondary

#5BC0AD

accent

#E6C741

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C233A

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

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