#9C291E#9C291E

#9C291E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.153 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C291E
RGB	rgb(156, 41, 30)
HSL	hsl(5, 68%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 80.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.50, 46.65, 34.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.50, 58.21, 36.73°)
OKLab	oklab(46.19% 0.133 0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(46.19% 0.153 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.7393, 8.7498, 2.1408)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C291E #1E919C

analogous

#9C1E52 #9C291E #9C681E

triadic

#9C291E #1E9C29 #291E9C

tetradic

#9C291E #529C1E #1E919C #681E9C

square

#9C291E #529C1E #1E919C #681E9C

split-complementary

#9C291E #1E9C68 #1E529C

monochromatic

#350E0A #691C14 #9C291E #CF3628 #DE6256

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#9C291E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9C291E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C291E

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C291E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C291E	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)

#4B431C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c291e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 41, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.153 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26b5b',
    500: '#9c291e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c291e;
$custom-light: #c26b5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c291e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.238,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46186,
    "c": 0.15294,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C291E

secondary

#54B8C2

accent

#DBEB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C291E

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

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