#9C243D#9C243D

#9C243D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.155 H 14.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C243D
RGB	rgb(156, 36, 61)
HSL	hsl(348, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(348, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 60.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.34, 50.02, 15.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.34, 52.38, 17.27°)
OKLab	oklab(46.22% 0.1503 0.0382)
OKLCH	oklch(46.22% 0.155 14.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.1850, 8.6688, 5.2876)
Luminance	0.0867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C243D #249C83

analogous

#9C2479 #9C243D #9C4724

triadic

#9C243D #3D9C24 #243D9C

tetradic

#9C243D #799C24 #249C83 #47249C

square

#9C243D #799C24 #249C83 #47249C

split-complementary

#9C243D #249C47 #24799C

monochromatic

#390D16 #6A192A #9C243D #CE2F50 #DA607A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#9C243D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9C243D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C243D

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C243D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C243D	1.00	7.68	2.73	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45433D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645C3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c243d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 36, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.155 14.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06a72',
    500: '#9c243d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c243d;
$custom-light: #c06a72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c243d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.5,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46221,
    "c": 0.15512,
    "h": 14.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C243D

secondary

#5CBFAB

accent

#E6C442

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C243D

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

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