#9C243F#9C243F

#9C243F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.155 H 13.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C243F
RGB	rgb(156, 36, 63)
HSL	hsl(347, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(347, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 59.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.38, 50.16, 14.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.38, 52.16, 15.93°)
OKLab	oklab(46.27% 0.1512 0.0354)
OKLCH	oklch(46.27% 0.155 13.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.2399, 8.6908, 5.5767)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C243F #249C81

analogous

#9C247B #9C243F #9C4524

triadic

#9C243F #3F9C24 #243F9C

tetradic

#9C243F #7B9C24 #249C81 #45249C

square

#9C243F #7B9C24 #249C81 #45249C

split-complementary

#9C243F #249C45 #247B9C

monochromatic

#390D17 #6A192B #9C243F #CE2F53 #DA607C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#9C243F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9C243F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C243F

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C243F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C243F	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45433F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635C3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c243f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 36, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.155 13.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06a73',
    500: '#9c243f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c243f;
$custom-light: #c06a73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c243f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.5,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46267,
    "c": 0.15525,
    "h": 13.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C243F

secondary

#5CBFA9

accent

#E6C142

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C243F

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

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