#9C271F#9C271F

#9C271F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.155 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C271F
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 31)
HSL	hsl(4, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 80%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 80.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.24, 47.42, 33.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.24, 58.34, 35.63°)
OKLab	oklab(46% 0.1356 0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(46% 0.155 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.6849, 8.6202, 2.1867)
Luminance	0.0862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C271F #1F949C

analogous

#9C1F56 #9C271F #9C661F

triadic

#9C271F #1F9C27 #271F9C

tetradic

#9C271F #569C1F #1F949C #661F9C

square

#9C271F #569C1F #1F949C #661F9C

split-complementary

#9C271F #1F9C66 #1F569C

monochromatic

#360D0B #691A15 #9C271F #CF3429 #DE6058

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#9C271F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9C271F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C271F

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C271F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C271F	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)

#4A431D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c271f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.155 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a5c',
    500: '#9c271f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c271f;
$custom-light: #c26a5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c271f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.84,
    "s": 66.845,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45998,
    "c": 0.15451,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C271F

secondary

#55BBC1

accent

#DFEA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C271F

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

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