#9C252A#9C252A

#9C252A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.155 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C252A
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 73.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.12, 48.58, 27.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.12, 55.73, 29.35°)
OKLab	oklab(45.95% 0.1417 0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(45.95% 0.155 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.7915, 8.5605, 3.0635)
Luminance	0.0856 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C252A #259C97

analogous

#9C2565 #9C252A #9C5B25

triadic

#9C252A #2A9C25 #252A9C

tetradic

#9C252A #659C25 #259C97 #5B259C

square

#9C252A #659C25 #259C97 #5B259C

split-complementary

#9C252A #259C5B #25659C

monochromatic

#390E0F #6B191D #9C252A #CD3137 #DA6267

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#9C252A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9C252A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C252A

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C252A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C252A	1.00	7.74	2.71	7.74
#FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484229

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c252a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.155 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16a63',
    500: '#9c252a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c252a;
$custom-light: #c16a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c252a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.479,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45953,
    "c": 0.15481,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C252A

secondary

#5EBFBB

accent

#E5DE43

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECEA

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C252A

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

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