#9C281D#9C281D
#9C281D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.154 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C281D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 40, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 69%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 81%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 81.4%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.35, 46.99, 35.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.35, 58.72, 36.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.08% 0.1339 0.0761) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.08% 0.154 29.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6926, 8.6765, 2.0633) |
| Luminance | 0.0867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.89
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.02
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.71
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.96
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.04
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C281D #1D919C
analogous
#9C1D52 #9C281D #9C681D
triadic
#9C281D #1D9C28 #281D9C
tetradic
#9C281D #529C1D #1D919C #681D9C
square
#9C281D #529C1D #1D919C #681D9C
split-complementary
#9C281D #1D9C68 #1D529C
monochromatic
#350E0A #681B13 #9C281D #D03527 #DF6054
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.68
#9C281D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#9C281D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C281D
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C281D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C281D | 1.00 | 7.68 | 2.73 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B431A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685C18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC0027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c281d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 40, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.154 29.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26b5a',
500: '#9c281d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c281d; $custom-light: #c26b5a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c281d",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 40,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.197,
"s": 68.649,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46075,
"c": 0.15395,
"h": 29.6
},
"luminance": 0.08674
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C281D
secondary
#52B9C2
accent
#DCEB3C
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79