#9C242E#9C242E

#9C242E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.155 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C242E
RGB	rgb(156, 36, 46)
HSL	hsl(355, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(355, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 70.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.06, 49.12, 24.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.06, 55.00, 26.75°)
OKLab	oklab(45.93% 0.1443 0.0575)
OKLCH	oklch(45.93% 0.155 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.8360, 8.5292, 3.4494)
Luminance	0.0853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C242E #249C92

analogous

#9C246A #9C242E #9C5624

triadic

#9C242E #2E9C24 #242E9C

tetradic

#9C242E #6A9C24 #249C92 #56249C

square

#9C242E #6A9C24 #249C92 #56249C

split-complementary

#9C242E #249C56 #246A9C

monochromatic

#390D11 #6A191F #9C242E #CE2F3D #DA606A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#9C242E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9C242E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C242E

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C242E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C242E	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47422D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655C2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c242e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 36, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.155 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16966',
    500: '#9c242e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c242e;
$custom-light: #c16966;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c242e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45926,
    "c": 0.15533,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C242E

secondary

#5CBFB7

accent

#E6D842

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9EBEB

border

#D2C6C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C242E

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

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