#9C243E#9C243E

#9C243E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.155 H 13.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C243E
RGB	rgb(156, 36, 62)
HSL	hsl(347, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(347, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 60.3%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.36, 50.09, 14.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.36, 52.27, 16.60°)
OKLab	oklab(46.24% 0.1508 0.0368)
OKLCH	oklch(46.24% 0.155 13.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2122, 8.6797, 5.4308)
Luminance	0.0868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C243E #249C82

analogous

#9C247A #9C243E #9C4624

triadic

#9C243E #3E9C24 #243E9C

tetradic

#9C243E #7A9C24 #249C82 #46249C

square

#9C243E #7A9C24 #249C82 #46249C

split-complementary

#9C243E #249C46 #247A9C

monochromatic

#390D16 #6A192A #9C243E #CE2F52 #DA607B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#9C243E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9C243E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C243E

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C243E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C243E	1.00	7.68	2.74	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45433E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645C3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c243e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 36, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.155 13.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06a73',
    500: '#9c243e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c243e;
$custom-light: #c06a73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c243e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46244,
    "c": 0.15518,
    "h": 13.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C243E

secondary

#5CBFAA

accent

#E6C242

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C243E

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

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