#9C2528#9C2528

#9C2528 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.155 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2528
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 40)
HSL	hsl(358, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 74.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.10, 48.49, 28.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.10, 56.25, 30.45°)
OKLab	oklab(45.92% 0.141 0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(45.92% 0.155 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.7566, 8.5465, 2.8797)
Luminance	0.0854 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2528 #259C99

analogous

#9C2564 #9C2528 #9C5D25

triadic

#9C2528 #289C25 #25289C

tetradic

#9C2528 #649C25 #259C99 #5D259C

square

#9C2528 #649C25 #259C99 #5D259C

split-complementary

#9C2528 #259C5D #25649C

monochromatic

#390E0F #6B191B #9C2528 #CD3135 #DA6265

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#9C2528 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9C2528 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2528

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2528	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2528	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494227

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2528;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.155 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16a62',
    500: '#9c2528',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2528;
$custom-light: #c16a62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2528",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.487,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45923,
    "c": 0.15503,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2528

secondary

#5EBFBD

accent

#E5E143

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECEA

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2528

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

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