#9C273E#9C273E

#9C273E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.152 H 14.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C273E
RGB	rgb(156, 39, 62)
HSL	hsl(348, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(348, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 60.3%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, 49.05, 15.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 51.42, 17.46°)
OKLab	oklab(46.52% 0.1474 0.038)
OKLCH	oklch(46.52% 0.152 14.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.3068, 8.8690, 5.4624)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C273E #279C85

analogous

#9C2778 #9C273E #9C4A27

triadic

#9C273E #3E9C27 #273E9C

tetradic

#9C273E #789C27 #279C85 #4A279C

square

#9C273E #789C27 #279C85 #4A279C

split-complementary

#9C273E #279C4A #27789C

monochromatic

#3A0F17 #6B1B2B #9C273E #CC3452 #D8657C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#9C273E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#9C273E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C273E

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C273E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C273E	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46453E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645D3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c273e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 39, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.152 14.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06b73',
    500: '#9c273e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c273e;
$custom-light: #c06b73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c273e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.205,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46518,
    "c": 0.15223,
    "h": 14.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C273E

secondary

#61BEAC

accent

#E3C445

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C273E

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

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