#9C272E#9C272E

#9C272E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.153 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C272E
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 46)
HSL	hsl(356, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 70.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.44, 48.07, 25.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.44, 54.28, 27.67°)
OKLab	oklab(46.21% 0.141 0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(46.21% 0.153 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.9306, 8.7185, 3.4809)
Luminance	0.0872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C272E #279C95

analogous

#9C2768 #9C272E #9C5A27

triadic

#9C272E #2E9C27 #272E9C

tetradic

#9C272E #689C27 #279C95 #5A279C

square

#9C272E #689C27 #279C95 #5A279C

split-complementary

#9C272E #279C5A #27689C

monochromatic

#3A0F11 #6B1B20 #9C272E #CC343D #D8656C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#9C272E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9C272E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C272E

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C272E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C272E	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49432D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c272e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.153 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b66',
    500: '#9c272e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c272e;
$custom-light: #c16b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c272e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.41,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46205,
    "c": 0.15262,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C272E

secondary

#61BEB9

accent

#E3DA45

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C272E

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

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