#9C271C#9C271C

#9C271C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.155 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C271C
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 28)
HSL	hsl(5, 70%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 82%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 82.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.21, 47.32, 35.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.21, 59.24, 36.98°)
OKLab	oklab(45.97% 0.1347 0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(45.97% 0.155 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.6472, 8.6051, 1.9881)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C271C #1C919C

analogous

#9C1C51 #9C271C #9C671C

triadic

#9C271C #1C9C27 #271C9C

tetradic

#9C271C #519C1C #1C919C #671C9C

square

#9C271C #519C1C #1C919C #671C9C

split-complementary

#9C271C #1C9C67 #1C519C

monochromatic

#340D09 #681A13 #9C271C #D03425 #E05F52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#9C271C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9C271C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C271C

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C271C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C271C	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4219

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c271c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.155 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a59',
    500: '#9c271c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c271c;
$custom-light: #c26a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c271c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.156,
    "s": 69.565,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45966,
    "c": 0.15495,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C271C

secondary

#51B9C3

accent

#DDEC3B

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C271C

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

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