#9C272B#9C272B

#9C272B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.153 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C272B
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 43)
HSL	hsl(358, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 72.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.39, 47.92, 27.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.39, 55.01, 29.41°)
OKLab	oklab(46.16% 0.1398 0.0619)
OKLCH	oklch(46.16% 0.153 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8735, 8.6956, 3.1803)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C272B #279C98

analogous

#9C2765 #9C272B #9C5D27

triadic

#9C272B #2B9C27 #272B9C

tetradic

#9C272B #659C27 #279C98 #5D279C

square

#9C272B #659C27 #279C98 #5D279C

split-complementary

#9C272B #279C5D #27659C

monochromatic

#3A0F10 #6B1B1E #9C272B #CC3439 #D86569

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#9C272B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9C272B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C272B

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C272B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C272B	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)

#49432A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c272b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.153 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b64',
    500: '#9c272b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c272b;
$custom-light: #c16b64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c272b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.949,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46157,
    "c": 0.15292,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C272B

secondary

#61BEBB

accent

#E3DE45

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C272B

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

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