#9C243B#9C243B

#9C243B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.155 H 15.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C243B
RGB	rgb(156, 36, 59)
HSL	hsl(349, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(349, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 62.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.30, 49.89, 16.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.30, 52.63, 18.59°)
OKLab	oklab(46.18% 0.1495 0.0409)
OKLCH	oklch(46.18% 0.155 15.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.1322, 8.6477, 5.0092)
Luminance	0.0864 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C243B #249C85

analogous

#9C2477 #9C243B #9C4924

triadic

#9C243B #3B9C24 #243B9C

tetradic

#9C243B #779C24 #249C85 #49249C

square

#9C243B #779C24 #249C85 #49249C

split-complementary

#9C243B #249C49 #24779C

monochromatic

#390D15 #6A1928 #9C243B #CE2F4E #DA6078

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#9C243B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9C243B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C243B

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C243B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C243B	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)

#45433B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645C38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c243b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 36, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.155 15.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06a70',
    500: '#9c243b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c243b;
$custom-light: #c06a70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c243b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.5,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46176,
    "c": 0.15502,
    "h": 15.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C243B

secondary

#5CBFAC

accent

#E6C642

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C243B

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

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