#9C251E#9C251E

#9C251E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.156 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C251E
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 30)
HSL	hsl(3, 68%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(3, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 80.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.98, 48.10, 34.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.98, 59.06, 35.48°)
OKLab	oklab(45.8% 0.1375 0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(45.8% 0.156 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.6080, 8.4871, 2.0970)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C251E #1E959C

analogous

#9C1E56 #9C251E #9C641E

triadic

#9C251E #1E9C25 #251E9C

tetradic

#9C251E #569C1E #1E959C #641E9C

square

#9C251E #569C1E #1E959C #641E9C

split-complementary

#9C251E #1E9C64 #1E569C

monochromatic

#350D0A #691914 #9C251E #CF3128 #DE5E56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#9C251E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#9C251E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C251E

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C251E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C251E	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)

#49421C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c251e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.156 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a5b',
    500: '#9c251e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c251e;
$custom-light: #c26a5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c251e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.333,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45797,
    "c": 0.15633,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C251E

secondary

#54BCC2

accent

#E1EB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C251E

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

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