#9C2A1D#9C2A1D
#9C2A1D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.152 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2A1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 42, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 69%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 81%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 81.4%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.63, 46.24, 35.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.63, 58.29, 37.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.28% 0.1315 0.0767) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.28% 0.152 30.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7618, 8.8148, 2.0863) |
| Luminance | 0.0881 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.47
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.61
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.96
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.11
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.26
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2A1D #1D8F9C
analogous
#9C1D50 #9C2A1D #9C6A1D
triadic
#9C2A1D #1D9C2A #2A1D9C
tetradic
#9C2A1D #509C1D #1D8F9C #6A1D9C
square
#9C2A1D #509C1D #1D8F9C #6A1D9C
split-complementary
#9C2A1D #1D9C6A #1D509C
monochromatic
#350E0A #681C13 #9C2A1D #D03827 #DF6254
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.60
#9C2A1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.76
#9C2A1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2A1D
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2A1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2A1D | 1.00 | 7.60 | 2.76 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C441A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685D18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC0028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2a1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 42, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.152 30.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26c5a',
500: '#9c2a1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2a1d; $custom-light: #c26c5a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2a1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 42,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.142,
"s": 68.649,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46278,
"c": 0.15222,
"h": 30.2
},
"luminance": 0.08813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2A1D
secondary
#52B7C2
accent
#DAEB3C
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79