#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
RGBrgb(156, 40, 34)
HSLhsl(3, 64%, 37%)
HSVhsv(3, 78%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 74.4%, 78.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LABlab(35.41, 47.17, 32.43)
CIE-LCHlch(35.41, 57.24, 34.51°)
OKLaboklab(46.13% 0.1355 0.0716)
OKLCHoklch(46.13% 0.153 27.8)
XYZxyz(14.7596, 8.7033, 2.4158)
Luminance0.0870 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##9C28221.007.662.747.66
#FFFFFF7.661.0021.001.00
#0000002.7421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.661.0021.001.00

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

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#9C2822 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva