#9C2422#9C2422

#9C2422 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.157 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2422
RGB	rgb(156, 36, 34)
HSL	hsl(1, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(1, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 78.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.90, 48.58, 31.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.90, 58.11, 33.28°)
OKLab	oklab(45.75% 0.1399 0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(45.75% 0.157 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.6316, 8.4475, 2.3732)
Luminance	0.0844 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2422 #229A9C

analogous

#9C225D #9C2422 #9C6122

triadic

#9C2422 #229C24 #24229C

tetradic

#9C2422 #5D9C22 #229A9C #61229C

square

#9C2422 #5D9C22 #229A9C #61229C

split-complementary

#9C2422 #229C61 #225D9C

monochromatic

#380D0C #6A1817 #9C2422 #CE302D #DC5F5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#9C2422 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#9C2422 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2422

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2422	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2422	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494120

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2422;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 36, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.157 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2695d',
    500: '#9c2422',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2422;
$custom-light: #c2695d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2422",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.984,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45752,
    "c": 0.15661,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2422

secondary

#5ABFC0

accent

#E4E741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2422

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

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