#9C281E#9C281E

#9C281E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.154 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C281E
RGB	rgb(156, 40, 30)
HSL	hsl(5, 68%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 80.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.36, 47.02, 34.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.36, 58.43, 36.40°)
OKLab	oklab(46.09% 0.1342 0.0752)
OKLCH	oklch(46.09% 0.154 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.7052, 8.6815, 2.1295)
Luminance	0.0868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C281E #1E929C

analogous

#9C1E53 #9C281E #9C671E

triadic

#9C281E #1E9C28 #281E9C

tetradic

#9C281E #539C1E #1E929C #671E9C

square

#9C281E #539C1E #1E929C #671E9C

split-complementary

#9C281E #1E9C67 #1E539C

monochromatic

#350E0A #691B14 #9C281E #CF3528 #DE6156

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#9C281E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9C281E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C281E

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C281E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C281E	1.00	7.68	2.74	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B431C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685C19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c281e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 40, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.154 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26b5b',
    500: '#9c281e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c281e;
$custom-light: #c26b5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c281e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.762,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46085,
    "c": 0.1538,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C281E

secondary

#54B9C2

accent

#DDEB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C281E

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

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