#9C2822#9C2822

#9C2822 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.153 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2822
RGB	rgb(156, 40, 34)
HSL	hsl(3, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(3, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 78.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.41, 47.17, 32.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.41, 57.24, 34.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46.13% 0.1355 0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(46.13% 0.153 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.7596, 8.7033, 2.4158)
Luminance	0.0870 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2822 #22969C

analogous

#9C2259 #9C2822 #9C6522

triadic

#9C2822 #229C28 #28229C

tetradic

#9C2822 #599C22 #22969C #65229C

square

#9C2822 #599C22 #22969C #65229C

split-complementary

#9C2822 #229C65 #22599C

monochromatic

#380E0C #6A1B17 #9C2822 #CE352D #DC635D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#9C2822 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9C2822 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2822

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2822	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2822	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4320

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2822;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 40, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.153 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26b5e',
    500: '#9c2822',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2822;
$custom-light: #c26b5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2822",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.951,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46131,
    "c": 0.1532,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2822

secondary

#5ABBC0

accent

#DFE741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2822

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

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