#9C2831#9C2831

#9C2831 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.151 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2831
RGB	rgb(156, 40, 49)
HSL	hsl(355, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(355, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 68.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.61, 47.87, 23.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.61, 53.35, 26.19°)
OKLab	oklab(46.35% 0.141 0.0552)
OKLCH	oklch(46.35% 0.151 21.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0251, 8.8095, 3.8144)
Luminance	0.0881 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2831 #289C93

analogous

#9C286B #9C2831 #9C5928

triadic

#9C2831 #319C28 #28319C

tetradic

#9C2831 #6B9C28 #289C93 #59289C

square

#9C2831 #6B9C28 #289C93 #59289C

split-complementary

#9C2831 #289C59 #286B9C

monochromatic

#3B0F12 #6B1C22 #9C2831 #CB3641 #D8676F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#9C2831 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9C2831 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2831

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2831	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2831	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494430

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2831;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 40, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.151 21.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16b69',
    500: '#9c2831',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2831;
$custom-light: #c16b69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2831",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.345,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46353,
    "c": 0.15143,
    "h": 21.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2831

secondary

#62BEB7

accent

#E2D645

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2831

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →