#9C282C#9C282C

#9C282C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.152 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C282C
RGB	rgb(156, 40, 44)
HSL	hsl(358, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 71.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.54, 47.61, 26.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.54, 54.52, 29.16°)
OKLab	oklab(46.27% 0.1391 0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(46.27% 0.152 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.9254, 8.7696, 3.2892)
Luminance	0.0877 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C282C #289C98

analogous

#9C2866 #9C282C #9C5E28

triadic

#9C282C #2C9C28 #282C9C

tetradic

#9C282C #669C28 #289C98 #5E289C

square

#9C282C #669C28 #289C98 #5E289C

split-complementary

#9C282C #289C5E #28669C

monochromatic

#3B0F11 #6B1C1E #9C282C #CB363B #D8676A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.63

#9C282C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9C282C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C282C

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C282C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C282C	1.00	7.63	2.75	7.63
#FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A442B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c282c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 40, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.152 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b65',
    500: '#9c282c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c282c;
$custom-light: #c16b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c282c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.931,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4627,
    "c": 0.1519,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C282C

secondary

#62BEBB

accent

#E2DD45

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C282C

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

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