#9C243A#9C243A

#9C243A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.155 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C243A
RGB	rgb(156, 36, 58)
HSL	hsl(349, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(349, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 62.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.28, 49.82, 17.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.28, 52.77, 19.25°)
OKLab	oklab(46.16% 0.1491 0.0423)
OKLCH	oklch(46.16% 0.155 15.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.1065, 8.6374, 4.8739)
Luminance	0.0863 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C243A #249C86

analogous

#9C2476 #9C243A #9C4A24

triadic

#9C243A #3A9C24 #243A9C

tetradic

#9C243A #769C24 #249C86 #4A249C

square

#9C243A #769C24 #249C86 #4A249C

split-complementary

#9C243A #249C4A #24769C

monochromatic

#390D15 #6A1928 #9C243A #CE2F4C #DA6076

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#9C243A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9C243A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C243A

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C243A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C243A	1.00	7.70	2.73	7.70
#FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46433A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645C37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c243a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 36, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.155 15.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06a6f',
    500: '#9c243a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c243a;
$custom-light: #c06a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c243a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46155,
    "c": 0.155,
    "h": 15.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C243A

secondary

#5CBFAD

accent

#E6C842

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C243A

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

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