#9C2437#9C2437

#9C2437 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.155 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2437
RGB	rgb(156, 36, 55)
HSL	hsl(351, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(351, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 64.7%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.22, 49.63, 19.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.22, 53.23, 21.19°)
OKLab	oklab(46.09% 0.1479 0.0462)
OKLCH	oklch(46.09% 0.155 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0324, 8.6078, 4.4836)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2437 #249C89

analogous

#9C2473 #9C2437 #9C4D24

triadic

#9C2437 #379C24 #24379C

tetradic

#9C2437 #739C24 #249C89 #4D249C

square

#9C2437 #739C24 #249C89 #4D249C

split-complementary

#9C2437 #249C4D #24739C

monochromatic

#390D14 #6A1925 #9C2437 #CE2F49 #DA6073

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#9C2437 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9C2437 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2437

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2437	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2437	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464337

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645C34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2437;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 36, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.155 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06a6d',
    500: '#9c2437',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2437;
$custom-light: #c06a6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2437",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.5,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46092,
    "c": 0.15496,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2437

secondary

#5CBFB0

accent

#E6CC42

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2437

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

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