#9C2428#9C2428

#9C2428 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.156 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2428
RGB	rgb(156, 36, 40)
HSL	hsl(358, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 74.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.97, 48.83, 28.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.97, 56.47, 30.15°)
OKLab	oklab(45.83% 0.142 0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(45.83% 0.156 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.7259, 8.4852, 2.8695)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2428 #249C98

analogous

#9C2464 #9C2428 #9C5C24

triadic

#9C2428 #289C24 #24289C

tetradic

#9C2428 #649C24 #249C98 #5C249C

square

#9C2428 #649C24 #249C98 #5C249C

split-complementary

#9C2428 #249C5C #24649C

monochromatic

#390D0E #6A191B #9C2428 #CE2F35 #DA6064

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#9C2428 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#9C2428 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2428

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2428	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2428	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484227

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2428;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 36, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.156 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16962',
    500: '#9c2428',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2428;
$custom-light: #c16962;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2428",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45832,
    "c": 0.15588,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2428

secondary

#5CBFBC

accent

#E6E042

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBEA

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2428

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

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