#9C262B#9C262B

#9C262B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.154 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C262B
RGB	rgb(156, 38, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 61%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.6%, 72.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.26, 48.28, 26.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.26, 55.25, 29.09°)
OKLab	oklab(46.06% 0.141 0.0616)
OKLCH	oklch(46.06% 0.154 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.8411, 8.6308, 3.1695)
Luminance	0.0863 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C262B #269C97

analogous

#9C2666 #9C262B #9C5C26

triadic

#9C262B #2B9C26 #262B9C

tetradic

#9C262B #669C26 #269C97 #5C269C

square

#9C262B #669C26 #269C97 #5C269C

split-complementary

#9C262B #269C5C #26669C

monochromatic

#3A0E10 #6B1A1D #9C262B #CD3239 #D96368

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#9C262B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9C262B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C262B

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C262B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C262B	1.00	7.70	2.73	7.70
#FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49432A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c262b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 38, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.154 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16a64',
    500: '#9c262b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c262b;
$custom-light: #c16a64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c262b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.458,
    "s": 60.825,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46061,
    "c": 0.15382,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C262B

secondary

#5FBFBB

accent

#E4DD44

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C262B

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