#9C282E#9C282E

#9C282E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.152 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C282E
RGB	rgb(156, 40, 46)
HSL	hsl(357, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 70.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.57, 47.71, 25.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.57, 54.04, 28.00°)
OKLab	oklab(46.3% 0.1398 0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(46.3% 0.152 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9639, 8.7850, 3.4920)
Luminance	0.0878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C282E #289C96

analogous

#9C2868 #9C282E #9C5C28

triadic

#9C282E #2E9C28 #282E9C

tetradic

#9C282E #689C28 #289C96 #5C289C

square

#9C282E #689C28 #289C96 #5C289C

split-complementary

#9C282E #289C5C #28689C

monochromatic

#3B0F11 #6B1C20 #9C282E #CB363E #D8676C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#9C282E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9C282E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C282E

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C282E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C282E	1.00	7.62	2.76	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49442D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c282e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 40, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.152 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b66',
    500: '#9c282e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c282e;
$custom-light: #c16b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c282e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.897,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46302,
    "c": 0.15169,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C282E

secondary

#62BEB9

accent

#E2DA45

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C282E

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

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