#9C2522#9C2522

#9C2522 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.156 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2522
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 34)
HSL	hsl(1, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(1, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 78.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.02, 48.24, 32.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.02, 57.90, 33.57°)
OKLab	oklab(45.84% 0.1388 0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(45.84% 0.156 27)
XYZ	xyz(14.6623, 8.5088, 2.3834)
Luminance	0.0851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2522 #22999C

analogous

#9C225C #9C2522 #9C6222

triadic

#9C2522 #229C25 #25229C

tetradic

#9C2522 #5C9C22 #22999C #62229C

square

#9C2522 #5C9C22 #22999C #62229C

split-complementary

#9C2522 #229C62 #225C9C

monochromatic

#380D0C #6A1917 #9C2522 #CE312D #DC605D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#9C2522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#9C2522 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2522

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2522	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494220

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.156 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a5e',
    500: '#9c2522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2522;
$custom-light: #c26a5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.475,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45843,
    "c": 0.15578,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.08507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2522

secondary

#5ABEC0

accent

#E3E741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2522

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

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