#9C252F#9C252F

#9C252F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.154 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C252F
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 47)
HSL	hsl(355, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(355, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 69.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.20, 48.83, 24.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.20, 54.54, 26.45°)
OKLab	oklab(46.03% 0.1436 0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(46.03% 0.154 21.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.8866, 8.5986, 3.5646)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C252F #259C92

analogous

#9C256A #9C252F #9C5625

triadic

#9C252F #2F9C25 #252F9C

tetradic

#9C252F #6A9C25 #259C92 #56259C

square

#9C252F #6A9C25 #259C92 #56259C

split-complementary

#9C252F #259C56 #256A9C

monochromatic

#390E11 #6B1920 #9C252F #CD313E #DA626C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#9C252F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9C252F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C252F

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C252F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C252F	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48432E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c252f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.154 21.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16a67',
    500: '#9c252f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c252f;
$custom-light: #c16a67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c252f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.958,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46033,
    "c": 0.15436,
    "h": 21.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C252F

secondary

#5EBFB7

accent

#E5D743

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C252F

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

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