#9C2A2A#9C2A2A

#9C2A2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.150 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2A2A
RGB	rgb(156, 42, 42)
HSL	hsl(0, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(0, 73%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 73.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.78, 46.77, 28.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.78, 54.55, 30.98°)
OKLab	oklab(46.44% 0.1359 0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(46.44% 0.15 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.9579, 8.8933, 3.1190)
Luminance	0.0889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2A2A #2A9C9C

analogous

#9C2A63 #9C2A2A #9C632A

triadic

#9C2A2A #2A9C2A #2A2A9C

tetradic

#9C2A2A #639C2A #2A9C9C #632A9C

square

#9C2A2A #639C2A #2A9C9C #632A9C

split-complementary

#9C2A2A #2A9C63 #2A639C

monochromatic

#3C1010 #6C1D1D #9C2A2A #CA3939 #D76A6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#9C2A2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9C2A2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2A2A

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2A2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2A2A	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4429

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2a2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 42, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.150 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16c63',
    500: '#9c2a2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2a2a;
$custom-light: #c16c63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2a2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4644,
    "c": 0.15026,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2A2A

secondary

#65BDBD

accent

#E1E147

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECEA

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2A2A

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

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