#9C233C#9C233C

#9C233C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.156 H 14.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C233C
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 60)
HSL	hsl(348, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(348, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 61.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.20, 50.28, 16.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.20, 52.77, 17.66°)
OKLab	oklab(46.11% 0.151 0.0392)
OKLCH	oklch(46.11% 0.156 14.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1285, 8.5985, 5.1372)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C233C #239C83

analogous

#9C2379 #9C233C #9C4623

triadic

#9C233C #3C9C23 #233C9C

tetradic

#9C233C #799C23 #239C83 #46239C

square

#9C233C #799C23 #239C83 #46239C

split-complementary

#9C233C #239C46 #23799C

monochromatic

#380D16 #6A1829 #9C233C #CE2E4F #DB5E78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#9C233C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9C233C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C233C

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C233C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C233C	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45433C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645C39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c233c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.156 14.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06971',
    500: '#9c233c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c233c;
$custom-light: #c06971;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c233c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.603,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46111,
    "c": 0.15601,
    "h": 14.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C233C

secondary

#5BC0AB

accent

#E6C441

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C233C

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

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