#9C282D#9C282D

#9C282D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.152 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C282D
RGB	rgb(156, 40, 45)
HSL	hsl(357, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 71.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.55, 47.66, 25.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.55, 54.28, 28.58°)
OKLab	oklab(46.29% 0.1394 0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(46.29% 0.152 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.9444, 8.7772, 3.3894)
Luminance	0.0877 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C282D #289C97

analogous

#9C2867 #9C282D #9C5D28

triadic

#9C282D #2D9C28 #282D9C

tetradic

#9C282D #679C28 #289C97 #5D289C

square

#9C282D #679C28 #289C97 #5D289C

split-complementary

#9C282D #289C5D #28679C

monochromatic

#3B0F11 #6B1C1F #9C282D #CB363C #D8676B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#9C282D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9C282D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C282D

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C282D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C282D	1.00	7.62	2.75	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A442C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c282d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 40, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.152 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b66',
    500: '#9c282d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c282d;
$custom-light: #c16b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c282d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.414,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46286,
    "c": 0.15179,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C282D

secondary

#62BEBA

accent

#E2DC45

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C282D

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

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