#9C253E#9C253E

#9C253E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.154 H 14.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C253E
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 62)
HSL	hsl(347, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(347, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 60.3%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.48, 49.75, 15.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.48, 51.99, 16.88°)
OKLab	oklab(46.33% 0.1497 0.0372)
OKLCH	oklch(46.33% 0.154 14)
XYZ	xyz(15.2429, 8.7411, 5.4411)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C253E #259C83

analogous

#9C2579 #9C253E #9C4725

triadic

#9C253E #3E9C25 #253E9C

tetradic

#9C253E #799C25 #259C83 #47259C

square

#9C253E #799C25 #259C83 #47259C

split-complementary

#9C253E #259C47 #25799C

monochromatic

#390E17 #6B192A #9C253E #CD3152 #DA627B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#9C253E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9C253E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C253E

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C253E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C253E	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45443E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645C3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c253e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.154 14.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06a73',
    500: '#9c253e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c253e;
$custom-light: #c06a73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c253e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.395,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46333,
    "c": 0.15421,
    "h": 14
  },
  "luminance": 0.08739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C253E

secondary

#5EBFAB

accent

#E5C343

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C253E

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

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