#9C283C#9C283C

#9C283C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.151 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C283C
RGB	rgb(156, 40, 60)
HSL	hsl(350, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(350, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 61.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.82, 48.55, 16.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.82, 51.39, 19.11°)
OKLab	oklab(46.57% 0.1455 0.0411)
OKLCH	oklch(46.57% 0.151 15.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.2862, 8.9140, 5.1897)
Luminance	0.0891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C283C #289C88

analogous

#9C2876 #9C283C #9C4E28

triadic

#9C283C #3C9C28 #283C9C

tetradic

#9C283C #769C28 #289C88 #4E289C

square

#9C283C #769C28 #289C88 #4E289C

split-complementary

#9C283C #289C4E #28769C

monochromatic

#3B0F17 #6B1C29 #9C283C #CB3650 #D8677A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#9C283C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9C283C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C283C

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C283C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C283C	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)

#47453C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655D39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0130

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c283c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 40, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.151 15.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06c71',
    500: '#9c283c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c283c;
$custom-light: #c06c71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c283c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.655,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46569,
    "c": 0.15115,
    "h": 15.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C283C

secondary

#62BEAE

accent

#E2C745

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C283C

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

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