#9C2423#9C2423

#9C2423 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.156 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2423
RGB	rgb(156, 36, 35)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 77.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.91, 48.62, 31.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.91, 57.83, 32.78°)
OKLab	oklab(45.76% 0.1403 0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(45.76% 0.156 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.6463, 8.4533, 2.4502)
Luminance	0.0845 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2423 #239B9C

analogous

#9C235E #9C2423 #9C6123

triadic

#9C2423 #239C24 #24239C

tetradic

#9C2423 #5E9C23 #239B9C #61239C

square

#9C2423 #5E9C23 #239B9C #61239C

split-complementary

#9C2423 #239C61 #235E9C

monochromatic

#380D0D #6A1818 #9C2423 #CE302E #DB5F5E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#9C2423 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#9C2423 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2423

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2423	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2423	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)

#494121

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665B1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2423;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 36, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.156 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c2695e',
    500: '#9c2423',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2423;
$custom-light: #c2695e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2423",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.496,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45764,
    "c": 0.15648,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2423

secondary

#5BBFC0

accent

#E5E641

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2423

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

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