#9C2837#9C2837

#9C2837 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.151 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2837
RGB	rgb(156, 40, 55)
HSL	hsl(352, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(352, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 64.7%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.72, 48.23, 19.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.72, 52.17, 22.41°)
OKLab	oklab(46.47% 0.1434 0.0477)
OKLCH	oklch(46.47% 0.151 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.1603, 8.8636, 4.5262)
Luminance	0.0886 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2837 #289C8D

analogous

#9C2871 #9C2837 #9C5328

triadic

#9C2837 #379C28 #28379C

tetradic

#9C2837 #719C28 #289C8D #53289C

square

#9C2837 #719C28 #289C8D #53289C

split-complementary

#9C2837 #289C53 #28719C

monochromatic

#3B0F15 #6B1C26 #9C2837 #CB3649 #D86775

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58

#9C2837 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#9C2837 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2837

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2837	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2837	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)

#484437

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2837;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 40, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.151 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06b6d',
    500: '#9c2837',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2837;
$custom-light: #c06b6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2837",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.241,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46465,
    "c": 0.15114,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2837

secondary

#62BEB2

accent

#E2CE45

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2837

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

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