#9C2820#9C2820

#9C2820 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.153 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2820
RGB	rgb(156, 40, 32)
HSL	hsl(4, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 79.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.38, 47.09, 33.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.38, 57.83, 35.48°)
OKLab	oklab(46.11% 0.1348 0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(46.11% 0.154 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.7315, 8.6921, 2.2683)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2820 #20949C

analogous

#9C2056 #9C2820 #9C6620

triadic

#9C2820 #209C28 #28209C

tetradic

#9C2820 #569C20 #20949C #66209C

square

#9C2820 #569C20 #20949C #66209C

split-complementary

#9C2820 #209C66 #20569C

monochromatic

#360E0B #691B16 #9C2820 #CF352A #DD6259

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#9C2820 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9C2820 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2820

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2820	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2820	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)

#4B431E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685C1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2820;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 40, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.153 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26b5c',
    500: '#9c2820',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2820;
$custom-light: #c26b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2820",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.871,
    "s": 65.957,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46107,
    "c": 0.1535,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2820

secondary

#57BAC1

accent

#DEE93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2820

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

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