#9C2A23#9C2A23

#9C2A23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.151 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2A23
RGB	rgb(156, 42, 35)
HSL	hsl(3, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(3, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 77.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.69, 46.46, 32.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.69, 56.50, 34.69°)
OKLab	oklab(46.35% 0.1334 0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(46.35% 0.151 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.8434, 8.8475, 2.5159)
Luminance	0.0885 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2A23 #23959C

analogous

#9C2359 #9C2A23 #9C6623

triadic

#9C2A23 #239C2A #2A239C

tetradic

#9C2A23 #599C23 #23959C #66239C

square

#9C2A23 #599C23 #23959C #66239C

split-complementary

#9C2A23 #239C66 #23599C

monochromatic

#380F0D #6A1D18 #9C2A23 #CE372E #DB665E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58

#9C2A23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#9C2A23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2A23

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2A23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2A23	1.00	7.58	2.77	7.58
#FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4421

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2a23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 42, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.151 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16c5e',
    500: '#9c2a23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2a23;
$custom-light: #c16c5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2a23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.471,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46345,
    "c": 0.15126,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2A23

secondary

#5BBAC0

accent

#DDE641

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2A23

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

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