#9C2525#9C2525

#9C2525 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.155 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2525
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 37)
HSL	hsl(0, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(0, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 76.3%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.06, 48.36, 30.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.06, 57.06, 32.05°)
OKLab	oklab(45.88% 0.1399 0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(45.88% 0.155 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.7075, 8.5269, 2.6213)
Luminance	0.0853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2525 #259C9C

analogous

#9C2560 #9C2525 #9C6025

triadic

#9C2525 #259C25 #25259C

tetradic

#9C2525 #609C25 #259C9C #60259C

square

#9C2525 #609C25 #259C9C #60259C

split-complementary

#9C2525 #259C60 #25609C

monochromatic

#390E0E #6B1919 #9C2525 #CD3131 #DA6262

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#9C2525 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9C2525 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2525

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2525	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2525	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494224

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.155 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16a60',
    500: '#9c2525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2525;
$custom-light: #c16a60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45882,
    "c": 0.15539,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2525

secondary

#5EBFBF

accent

#E5E543

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2525

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

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