#9C283B#9C283B

#9C283B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.151 H 16.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C283B
RGB	rgb(156, 40, 59)
HSL	hsl(350, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(350, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 62.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.80, 48.49, 17.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.80, 51.53, 19.78°)
OKLab	oklab(46.55% 0.145 0.0425)
OKLCH	oklch(46.55% 0.151 16.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.2601, 8.9035, 5.0518)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C283B #289C89

analogous

#9C2875 #9C283B #9C4F28

triadic

#9C283B #3B9C28 #283B9C

tetradic

#9C283B #759C28 #289C89 #4F289C

square

#9C283B #759C28 #289C89 #4F289C

split-complementary

#9C283B #289C4F #28759C

monochromatic

#3B0F16 #6B1C29 #9C283B #CB364E #D86779

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#9C283B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9C283B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C283B

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C283B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C283B	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48453B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c283b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 40, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.151 16.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06c70',
    500: '#9c283b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c283b;
$custom-light: #c06c70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c283b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.172,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46548,
    "c": 0.15113,
    "h": 16.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C283B

secondary

#62BEAF

accent

#E2C945

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C283B

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

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