#9C252C#9C252C

#9C252C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.155 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C252C
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 71.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.15, 48.68, 26.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.15, 55.24, 28.21°)
OKLab	oklab(45.98% 0.1425 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(45.98% 0.155 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8282, 8.5752, 3.2568)
Luminance	0.0857 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C252C #259C95

analogous

#9C2567 #9C252C #9C5A25

triadic

#9C252C #2C9C25 #252C9C

tetradic

#9C252C #679C25 #259C95 #5A259C

square

#9C252C #679C25 #259C95 #5A259C

split-complementary

#9C252C #259C5A #25679C

monochromatic

#390E10 #6B191E #9C252C #CD313A #DA6269

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#9C252C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9C252C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C252C

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C252C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C252C	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)

#48422B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c252c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.155 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16a65',
    500: '#9c252c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c252c;
$custom-light: #c16a65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c252c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.471,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45984,
    "c": 0.15461,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C252C

secondary

#5EBFB9

accent

#E5DB43

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C252C

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

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