#9C272A#9C272A

#9C272A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.153 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C272A
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 42)
HSL	hsl(358, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 73.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.38, 47.88, 27.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.38, 55.27, 29.97°)
OKLab	oklab(46.14% 0.1395 0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(46.14% 0.153 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.8554, 8.6884, 3.0849)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C272A #279C99

analogous

#9C2764 #9C272A #9C5F27

triadic

#9C272A #2A9C27 #272A9C

tetradic

#9C272A #649C27 #279C99 #5F279C

square

#9C272A #649C27 #279C99 #5F279C

split-complementary

#9C272A #279C5F #27649C

monochromatic

#3A0F10 #6B1B1D #9C272A #CC3438 #D86568

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#9C272A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9C272A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C272A

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C272A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C272A	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494329

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c272a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.153 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b63',
    500: '#9c272a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c272a;
$custom-light: #c16b63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c272a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.462,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46142,
    "c": 0.15302,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C272A

secondary

#61BEBC

accent

#E3DF45

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECEA

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C272A

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

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