#9C253F#9C253F

#9C253F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.154 H 13.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C253F
RGB	rgb(156, 37, 63)
HSL	hsl(347, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(347, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 59.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.50, 49.82, 14.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.50, 51.88, 16.20°)
OKLab	oklab(46.36% 0.1501 0.0358)
OKLCH	oklch(46.36% 0.154 13.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.2706, 8.7521, 5.5869)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C253F #259C82

analogous

#9C257A #9C253F #9C4725

triadic

#9C253F #3F9C25 #253F9C

tetradic

#9C253F #7A9C25 #259C82 #47259C

square

#9C253F #7A9C25 #259C82 #47259C

split-complementary

#9C253F #259C47 #257A9C

monochromatic

#390E17 #6B192B #9C253F #CD3153 #DA627C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#9C253F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9C253F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C253F

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C253F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C253F	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)

#45443F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645C3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c253f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 37, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.154 13.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06a73',
    500: '#9c253f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c253f;
$custom-light: #c06a73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c253f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.891,
    "s": 61.658,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46356,
    "c": 0.15427,
    "h": 13.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C253F

secondary

#5EBFAA

accent

#E5C143

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C253F

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

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