#9C251F#9C251F

#9C251F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.156 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C251F
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 31)
HSL	hsl(3, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(3, 80%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 80.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.99, 48.13, 33.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.99, 58.77, 35.02°)
OKLab	oklab(45.81% 0.1378 0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(45.81% 0.156 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.6209, 8.4923, 2.1654)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C251F #1F969C

analogous

#9C1F58 #9C251F #9C641F

triadic

#9C251F #1F9C25 #251F9C

tetradic

#9C251F #589C1F #1F969C #641F9C

square

#9C251F #589C1F #1F969C #641F9C

split-complementary

#9C251F #1F9C64 #1F589C

monochromatic

#360D0B #691915 #9C251F #CF3129 #DE5E58

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#9C251F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#9C251F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C251F

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C251F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C251F	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49421D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c251f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.156 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a5b',
    500: '#9c251f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c251f;
$custom-light: #c26a5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c251f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.88,
    "s": 66.845,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45808,
    "c": 0.15619,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C251F

secondary

#55BCC1

accent

#E2EA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C251F

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

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