#9C242F#9C242F

#9C242F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.155 H 21.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C242F
RGB	rgb(156, 36, 47)
HSL	hsl(355, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(355, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 69.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.08, 49.17, 24.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.08, 54.78, 26.15°)
OKLab	oklab(45.94% 0.1447 0.0563)
OKLCH	oklch(45.94% 0.155 21.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.8559, 8.5372, 3.5544)
Luminance	0.0853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C242F #249C91

analogous

#9C246B #9C242F #9C5524

triadic

#9C242F #2F9C24 #242F9C

tetradic

#9C242F #6B9C24 #249C91 #55249C

square

#9C242F #6B9C24 #249C91 #55249C

split-complementary

#9C242F #249C55 #246B9C

monochromatic

#390D11 #6A1920 #9C242F #CE2F3E #DA606B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#9C242F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9C242F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C242F

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C242F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C242F	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)

#47422E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655C2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c242f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 36, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.155 21.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16967',
    500: '#9c242f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c242f;
$custom-light: #c16967;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c242f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.5,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45943,
    "c": 0.15526,
    "h": 21.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C242F

secondary

#5CBFB6

accent

#E6D742

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C242F

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

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