#9C253A#9C253A

#9C253A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.154 H 16.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C253A
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 58)
HSL	hsl(349, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(349, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 62.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.40, 49.48, 17.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.40, 52.50, 19.53°)
OKLab	oklab(46.24% 0.148 0.0426)
OKLCH	oklch(46.24% 0.154 16.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.1372, 8.6988, 4.8841)
Luminance	0.0870 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C253A #259C87

analogous

#9C2575 #9C253A #9C4C25

triadic

#9C253A #3A9C25 #253A9C

tetradic

#9C253A #759C25 #259C87 #4C259C

square

#9C253A #759C25 #259C87 #4C259C

split-complementary

#9C253A #259C4C #25759C

monochromatic

#390E15 #6B1928 #9C253A #CD314C #DA6277

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#9C253A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9C253A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C253A

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C253A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C253A	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46433A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645C37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c253a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.154 16.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06a6f',
    500: '#9c253a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c253a;
$custom-light: #c06a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c253a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.412,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46244,
    "c": 0.15405,
    "h": 16.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C253A

secondary

#5EBFAE

accent

#E5C843

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C253A

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

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