#9C2840#9C2840

#9C2840 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.151 H 13.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2840
RGB	rgb(156, 40, 64)
HSL	hsl(348, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(348, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 59%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.90, 48.84, 14.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.90, 50.91, 16.40°)
OKLab	oklab(46.66% 0.1471 0.0356)
OKLCH	oklch(46.66% 0.151 13.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.3960, 8.9579, 5.7678)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2840 #289C84

analogous

#9C287A #9C2840 #9C4A28

triadic

#9C2840 #409C28 #28409C

tetradic

#9C2840 #7A9C28 #289C84 #4A289C

square

#9C2840 #7A9C28 #289C84 #4A289C

split-complementary

#9C2840 #289C4A #287A9C

monochromatic

#3B0F18 #6B1C2C #9C2840 #CB3655 #D8677E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#9C2840 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9C2840 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2840

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2840	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2840	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474540

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645D3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0432

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2840;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 40, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.151 13.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6c74',
    500: '#9c2840',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2840;
$custom-light: #bf6c74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2840",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.586,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4666,
    "c": 0.15133,
    "h": 13.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2840

secondary

#62BEAB

accent

#E2C245

background

#FCF6F7

surface

#F8ECED

border

#D1C7C8

text

#130708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2840

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

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