#9C273B#9C273B

#9C273B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.152 H 16.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C273B
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 59)
HSL	hsl(350, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(350, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 62.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.67, 48.85, 17.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.67, 51.81, 19.47°)
OKLab	oklab(46.45% 0.1462 0.0421)
OKLCH	oklch(46.45% 0.152 16.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2268, 8.8369, 5.0407)
Luminance	0.0883 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C273B #279C88

analogous

#9C2775 #9C273B #9C4E27

triadic

#9C273B #3B9C27 #273B9C

tetradic

#9C273B #759C27 #279C88 #4E279C

square

#9C273B #759C27 #279C88 #4E279C

split-complementary

#9C273B #279C4E #27759C

monochromatic

#3A0F16 #6B1B28 #9C273B #CC344E #D86579

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#9C273B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#9C273B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C273B

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C273B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C273B	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47443B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c273b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.152 16.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06b70',
    500: '#9c273b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c273b;
$custom-light: #c06b70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c273b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.744,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46452,
    "c": 0.15212,
    "h": 16.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C273B

secondary

#61BEAE

accent

#E3C845

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C273B

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

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