#9C252E#9C252E

#9C252E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.154 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C252E
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 46)
HSL	hsl(355, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(355, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 70.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.18, 48.78, 24.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.18, 54.77, 27.04°)
OKLab	oklab(46.02% 0.1432 0.0578)
OKLCH	oklch(46.02% 0.154 22)
XYZ	xyz(14.8667, 8.5906, 3.4596)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C252E #259C93

analogous

#9C2569 #9C252E #9C5725

triadic

#9C252E #2E9C25 #252E9C

tetradic

#9C252E #699C25 #259C93 #57259C

square

#9C252E #699C25 #259C93 #57259C

split-complementary

#9C252E #259C57 #25699C

monochromatic

#390E11 #6B191F #9C252E #CD313D #DA626B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#9C252E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9C252E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C252E

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C252E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C252E	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48432D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c252e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.154 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16a66',
    500: '#9c252e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c252e;
$custom-light: #c16a66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c252e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.462,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46017,
    "c": 0.15444,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.08588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C252E

secondary

#5EBFB8

accent

#E5D943

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C252E

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