#9C262C#9C262C
#9C262C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.154 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C262C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 38, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 61%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 76%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.6%, 71.8%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.28, 48.33, 26.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.28, 55.00, 28.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.08% 0.1413 0.0604) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.08% 0.154 23.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8597, 8.6383, 3.2673) |
| Luminance | 0.0864 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.76
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.78
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.71
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.74
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.48
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C262C #269C96
analogous
#9C2667 #9C262C #9C5B26
triadic
#9C262C #2C9C26 #262C9C
tetradic
#9C262C #679C26 #269C96 #5B269C
square
#9C262C #679C26 #269C96 #5B269C
split-complementary
#9C262C #269C5B #26679C
monochromatic
#3A0E10 #6B1A1E #9C262C #CD323A #D96369
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.70
#9C262C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#9C262C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C262C
7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C262C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C262C | 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)
#49432B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665C28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c262c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 38, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.154 23.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16a65',
500: '#9c262c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c262c; $custom-light: #c16a65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c262c",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 38,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.949,
"s": 60.825,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46077,
"c": 0.15372,
"h": 23.1
},
"luminance": 0.08636
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C262C
secondary
#5FBFBA
accent
#E4DC44
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A7A