#9C281F#9C281F

#9C281F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.154 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C281F
RGB	rgb(156, 40, 31)
HSL	hsl(4, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 80%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 80.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.37, 47.06, 34.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.37, 58.13, 35.94°)
OKLab	oklab(46.1% 0.1345 0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(46.1% 0.154 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.7182, 8.6867, 2.1978)
Luminance	0.0868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C281F #1F939C

analogous

#9C1F55 #9C281F #9C671F

triadic

#9C281F #1F9C28 #281F9C

tetradic

#9C281F #559C1F #1F939C #671F9C

square

#9C281F #559C1F #1F939C #671F9C

split-complementary

#9C281F #1F9C67 #1F559C

monochromatic

#360E0B #691B15 #9C281F #CF3529 #DE6158

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#9C281F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9C281F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C281F

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C281F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C281F	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B431D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685C1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c281f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 40, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.154 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26b5c',
    500: '#9c281f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c281f;
$custom-light: #c26b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c281f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.32,
    "s": 66.845,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46096,
    "c": 0.15365,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C281F

secondary

#55BAC1

accent

#DDEA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C281F

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

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