#9C261D#9C261D

#9C261D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.156 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C261D
RGB	rgb(156, 38, 29)
HSL	hsl(4, 69%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(4, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.6%, 81.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.09, 47.71, 34.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.09, 59.15, 36.23°)
OKLab	oklab(45.88% 0.1361 0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(45.88% 0.156 29)
XYZ	xyz(14.6269, 8.5452, 2.0414)
Luminance	0.0854 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C261D #1D939C

analogous

#9C1D54 #9C261D #9C661D

triadic

#9C261D #1D9C26 #261D9C

tetradic

#9C261D #549C1D #1D939C #661D9C

square

#9C261D #549C1D #1D939C #661D9C

split-complementary

#9C261D #1D9C66 #1D549C

monochromatic

#350D0A #681913 #9C261D #D03327 #DF5E54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#9C261D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9C261D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C261D

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C261D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C261D	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A421B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c261d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 38, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.156 29.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a5a',
    500: '#9c261d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c261d;
$custom-light: #c26a5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c261d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.252,
    "s": 68.649,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4588,
    "c": 0.15564,
    "h": 29
  },
  "luminance": 0.08543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C261D

secondary

#52BAC2

accent

#DFEB3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C261D

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

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