#9C233D#9C233D

#9C233D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.156 H 14.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C233D
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 61)
HSL	hsl(347, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(347, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 60.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.22, 50.35, 15.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.22, 52.65, 17.00°)
OKLab	oklab(46.13% 0.1514 0.0378)
OKLCH	oklch(46.13% 0.156 14)
XYZ	xyz(15.1552, 8.6091, 5.2777)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C233D #239C82

analogous

#9C237A #9C233D #9C4523

triadic

#9C233D #3D9C23 #233D9C

tetradic

#9C233D #7A9C23 #239C82 #45239C

square

#9C233D #7A9C23 #239C82 #45239C

split-complementary

#9C233D #239C45 #237A9C

monochromatic

#380D16 #6A1829 #9C233D #CE2E51 #DB5E79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#9C233D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9C233D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C233D

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C233D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C233D	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)

#45433D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635C3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c233d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.156 14.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06972',
    500: '#9c233d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c233d;
$custom-light: #c06972;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c233d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.107,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46133,
    "c": 0.15605,
    "h": 14
  },
  "luminance": 0.08607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C233D

secondary

#5BC0AA

accent

#E6C341

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C233D

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

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