#9C242C#9C242C

#9C242C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.155 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C242C
RGB	rgb(156, 36, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 71.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.03, 49.02, 25.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.03, 55.47, 27.91°)
OKLab	oklab(45.89% 0.1435 0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(45.89% 0.155 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.7975, 8.5138, 3.2466)
Luminance	0.0851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C242C #249C94

analogous

#9C2468 #9C242C #9C5824

triadic

#9C242C #2C9C24 #242C9C

tetradic

#9C242C #689C24 #249C94 #58249C

square

#9C242C #689C24 #249C94 #58249C

split-complementary

#9C242C #249C58 #24689C

monochromatic

#390D10 #6A191E #9C242C #CE2F3A #DA6068

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#9C242C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#9C242C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C242C

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C242C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C242C	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48422B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c242c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 36, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.155 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16965',
    500: '#9c242c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c242c;
$custom-light: #c16965;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c242c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45893,
    "c": 0.15549,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C242C

secondary

#5CBFB9

accent

#E6DB42

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C242C

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

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