#9C291D#9C291D

#9C291D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.153 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C291D
RGB	rgb(156, 41, 29)
HSL	hsl(6, 69%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(6, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 81.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.49, 46.62, 35.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.49, 58.51, 37.18°)
OKLab	oklab(46.18% 0.1327 0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(46.18% 0.153 29.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.7268, 8.7448, 2.0746)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C291D #1D909C

analogous

#9C1D51 #9C291D #9C691D

triadic

#9C291D #1D9C29 #291D9C

tetradic

#9C291D #519C1D #1D909C #691D9C

square

#9C291D #519C1D #1D909C #691D9C

split-complementary

#9C291D #1D9C69 #1D519C

monochromatic

#350E0A #681B13 #9C291D #D03727 #DF6154

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#9C291D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9C291D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C291D

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C291D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C291D	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C431A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c291d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 41, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.153 29.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26b5a',
    500: '#9c291d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c291d;
$custom-light: #c26b5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c291d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.669,
    "s": 68.649,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46175,
    "c": 0.15309,
    "h": 29.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C291D

secondary

#52B8C2

accent

#DBEB3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C291D

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

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