#9C2836#9C2836

#9C2836 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.151 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2836
RGB	rgb(156, 40, 54)
HSL	hsl(353, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(353, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 65.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.70, 48.17, 20.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.70, 52.35, 23.06°)
OKLab	oklab(46.45% 0.143 0.049)
OKLCH	oklch(46.45% 0.151 18.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.1365, 8.8541, 4.4013)
Luminance	0.0885 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2836 #289C8E

analogous

#9C2870 #9C2836 #9C5428

triadic

#9C2836 #369C28 #28369C

tetradic

#9C2836 #709C28 #289C8E #54289C

square

#9C2836 #709C28 #289C8E #54289C

split-complementary

#9C2836 #289C54 #28709C

monochromatic

#3B0F14 #6B1C25 #9C2836 #CB3648 #D86774

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58

#9C2836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#9C2836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2836

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2836	1.00	7.58	2.77	7.58
#FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484436

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 40, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.151 18.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06b6c',
    500: '#9c2836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2836;
$custom-light: #c06b6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.759,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46445,
    "c": 0.15117,
    "h": 18.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2836

secondary

#62BEB3

accent

#E2CF45

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2836

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

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