#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
RGBrgb(156, 36, 40)
HSLhsl(358, 63%, 38%)
HSVhsv(358, 77%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76.9%, 74.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LABlab(34.97, 48.83, 28.37)
CIE-LCHlch(34.97, 56.47, 30.15°)
OKLaboklab(45.83% 0.142 0.0642)
OKLCHoklch(45.83% 0.156 24.3)
XYZxyz(14.7259, 8.4852, 2.8695)
Luminance0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##9C24281.007.792.707.79
#FFFFFF7.791.0021.001.00
#0000002.7021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.791.0021.001.00

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

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#9C2428 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva