#9C233F#9C233F
#9C233F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.156 H 13.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C233F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 35, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 59.6%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.26, 50.49, 14.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.26, 52.44, 15.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.18% 0.1522 0.0351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.18% 0.156 13) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2101, 8.6311, 5.5667) |
| Luminance | 0.0863 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 2.82
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.53
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.64
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.89
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 5.19
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C233F #239C80
analogous
#9C237B #9C233F #9C4423
triadic
#9C233F #3F9C23 #233F9C
tetradic
#9C233F #7B9C23 #239C80 #44239C
square
#9C233F #7B9C23 #239C80 #44239C
split-complementary
#9C233F #239C44 #237B9C
monochromatic
#380D17 #6A182B #9C233F #CE2E53 #DB5E7B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.70
#9C233F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#9C233F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C233F
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C233F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C233F | 1.00 | 7.70 | 2.73 | 7.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#44433F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#635C3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c233f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.156 13.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06973',
500: '#9c233f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c233f; $custom-light: #c06973; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c233f",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 35,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.116,
"s": 63.351,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4618,
"c": 0.1562,
"h": 13
},
"luminance": 0.08629
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C233F
secondary
#5BC0A8
accent
#E6C041
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F8ECEC
border
#D1C7C7
text
#130708
muted
#827A7B