#9C251D#9C251D

#9C251D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.156 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C251D
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 29)
HSL	hsl(4, 69%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(4, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 81.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.97, 48.06, 34.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.97, 59.36, 35.93°)
OKLab	oklab(45.79% 0.1372 0.0752)
OKLCH	oklch(45.79% 0.156 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.5954, 8.4821, 2.0309)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C251D #1D949C

analogous

#9C1D55 #9C251D #9C651D

triadic

#9C251D #1D9C25 #251D9C

tetradic

#9C251D #559C1D #1D949C #651D9C

square

#9C251D #559C1D #1D949C #651D9C

split-complementary

#9C251D #1D9C65 #1D559C

monochromatic

#350D0A #681913 #9C251D #D03127 #DF5D54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#9C251D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#9C251D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C251D

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C251D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C251D	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A421B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c251d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.156 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a5a',
    500: '#9c251d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c251d;
$custom-light: #c26a5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c251d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.78,
    "s": 68.649,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45786,
    "c": 0.15647,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C251D

secondary

#52BBC2

accent

#E0EB3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C251D

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

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