#9C243C#9C243C

#9C243C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.155 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C243C
RGB	rgb(156, 36, 60)
HSL	hsl(348, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(348, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 61.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.32, 49.95, 16.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.32, 52.50, 17.93°)
OKLab	oklab(46.2% 0.1499 0.0396)
OKLCH	oklch(46.2% 0.155 14.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.1583, 8.6581, 5.1471)
Luminance	0.0866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C243C #249C84

analogous

#9C2478 #9C243C #9C4824

triadic

#9C243C #3C9C24 #243C9C

tetradic

#9C243C #789C24 #249C84 #48249C

square

#9C243C #789C24 #249C84 #48249C

split-complementary

#9C243C #249C48 #24789C

monochromatic

#390D16 #6A1929 #9C243C #CE2F4F #DA6079

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#9C243C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9C243C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C243C

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C243C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C243C	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45433C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645C39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c243c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 36, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.155 14.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06a71',
    500: '#9c243c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c243c;
$custom-light: #c06a71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c243c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46198,
    "c": 0.15506,
    "h": 14.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C243C

secondary

#5CBFAC

accent

#E6C542

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C243C

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

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