#9C2829#9C2829

#9C2829 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.152 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2829
RGB	rgb(156, 40, 41)
HSL	hsl(359, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 73.7%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.49, 47.47, 28.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.49, 55.29, 30.85°)
OKLab	oklab(46.22% 0.1379 0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(46.22% 0.152 25)
XYZ	xyz(14.8710, 8.7479, 3.0029)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2829 #289C9B

analogous

#9C2863 #9C2829 #9C6128

triadic

#9C2829 #299C28 #28299C

tetradic

#9C2829 #639C28 #289C9B #61289C

square

#9C2829 #639C28 #289C9B #61289C

split-complementary

#9C2829 #289C61 #28639C

monochromatic

#3B0F0F #6B1C1C #9C2829 #CB3637 #D86767

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#9C2829 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9C2829 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2829

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2829	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2829	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4328

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2829;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 40, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.152 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b63',
    500: '#9c2829',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2829;
$custom-light: #c16b63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2829",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.483,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46224,
    "c": 0.15224,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.08746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2829

secondary

#62BEBD

accent

#E2E145

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECEA

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2829

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

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