#9C261F#9C261F

#9C261F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.155 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C261F
RGB	rgb(156, 38, 31)
HSL	hsl(3, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(3, 80%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.6%, 80.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.11, 47.78, 33.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.11, 58.56, 35.32°)
OKLab	oklab(45.9% 0.1367 0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(45.9% 0.155 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.6525, 8.5554, 2.1759)
Luminance	0.0855 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C261F #1F959C

analogous

#9C1F57 #9C261F #9C651F

triadic

#9C261F #1F9C26 #261F9C

tetradic

#9C261F #579C1F #1F959C #651F9C

square

#9C261F #579C1F #1F959C #651F9C

split-complementary

#9C261F #1F9C65 #1F579C

monochromatic

#360D0B #691A15 #9C261F #CF3229 #DE5F58

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#9C261F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9C261F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C261F

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C261F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C261F	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)

#4A421D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c261f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 38, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.155 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a5b',
    500: '#9c261f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c261f;
$custom-light: #c26a5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c261f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.36,
    "s": 66.845,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45902,
    "c": 0.15536,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C261F

secondary

#55BBC1

accent

#E0EA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C261F

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

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