#9C253D#9C253D

#9C253D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.154 H 14.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C253D
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 61)
HSL	hsl(348, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(348, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 60.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.46, 49.68, 15.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.46, 52.11, 17.55°)
OKLab	oklab(46.31% 0.1493 0.0386)
OKLCH	oklch(46.31% 0.154 14.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.2157, 8.7302, 5.2979)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C253D #259C84

analogous

#9C2578 #9C253D #9C4825

triadic

#9C253D #3D9C25 #253D9C

tetradic

#9C253D #789C25 #259C84 #48259C

square

#9C253D #789C25 #259C84 #48259C

split-complementary

#9C253D #259C48 #25789C

monochromatic

#390E16 #6B192A #9C253D #CD3150 #DA627A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#9C253D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9C253D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C253D

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C253D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C253D	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46443D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645C3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c253d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.154 14.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06a72',
    500: '#9c253d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c253d;
$custom-light: #c06a72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c253d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.899,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4631,
    "c": 0.15415,
    "h": 14.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C253D

secondary

#5EBFAB

accent

#E5C443

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C253D

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

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