#9C271D#9C271D

#9C271D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.155 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C271D
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 29)
HSL	hsl(5, 69%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 81.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.22, 47.35, 35.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.22, 58.94, 36.54°)
OKLab	oklab(45.98% 0.135 0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(45.98% 0.155 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.6593, 8.6100, 2.0522)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C271D #1D929C

analogous

#9C1D53 #9C271D #9C671D

triadic

#9C271D #1D9C27 #271D9C

tetradic

#9C271D #539C1D #1D929C #671D9C

square

#9C271D #539C1D #1D929C #671D9C

split-complementary

#9C271D #1D9C67 #1D539C

monochromatic

#350D0A #681A13 #9C271D #D03427 #DF5F54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#9C271D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9C271D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C271D

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C271D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C271D	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)

#4B421B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c271d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.155 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a5a',
    500: '#9c271d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c271d;
$custom-light: #c26a5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c271d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.724,
    "s": 68.649,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45977,
    "c": 0.1548,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C271D

secondary

#52BAC2

accent

#DEEB3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C271D

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

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