#9C2830#9C2830

#9C2830 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.152 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2830
RGB	rgb(156, 40, 48)
HSL	hsl(356, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 69.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.60, 47.82, 24.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.60, 53.57, 26.80°)
OKLab	oklab(46.34% 0.1406 0.0565)
OKLCH	oklch(46.34% 0.152 21.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.0042, 8.8012, 3.7045)
Luminance	0.0880 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2830 #289C94

analogous

#9C286A #9C2830 #9C5A28

triadic

#9C2830 #309C28 #28309C

tetradic

#9C2830 #6A9C28 #289C94 #5A289C

square

#9C2830 #6A9C28 #289C94 #5A289C

split-complementary

#9C2830 #289C5A #286A9C

monochromatic

#3B0F12 #6B1C21 #9C2830 #CB3640 #D8676E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#9C2830 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9C2830 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2830

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2830	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2830	1.00	7.61	2.76	7.61
#FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49442F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2830;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 40, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.152 21.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b68',
    500: '#9c2830',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2830;
$custom-light: #c16b68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2830",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.862,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46335,
    "c": 0.15152,
    "h": 21.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2830

secondary

#62BEB8

accent

#E2D845

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2830

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

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