#9C271E#9C271E

#9C271E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.155 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C271E
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 30)
HSL	hsl(4, 68%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(4, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 80.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.23, 47.39, 34.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.23, 58.64, 36.09°)
OKLab	oklab(45.99% 0.1353 0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(45.99% 0.155 29)
XYZ	xyz(14.6719, 8.6150, 2.1184)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C271E #1E939C

analogous

#9C1E54 #9C271E #9C661E

triadic

#9C271E #1E9C27 #271E9C

tetradic

#9C271E #549C1E #1E939C #661E9C

square

#9C271E #549C1E #1E939C #661E9C

split-complementary

#9C271E #1E9C66 #1E549C

monochromatic

#350D0A #691A14 #9C271E #CF3428 #DE6056

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#9C271E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9C271E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C271E

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C271E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C271E	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A431C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c271e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.155 29.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a5b',
    500: '#9c271e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c271e;
$custom-light: #c26a5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c271e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.286,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45987,
    "c": 0.15465,
    "h": 29
  },
  "luminance": 0.08613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C271E

secondary

#54BAC2

accent

#DEEB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C271E

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

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