#9C2A2B#9C2A2B

#9C2A2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.150 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2A2B
RGB	rgb(156, 42, 43)
HSL	hsl(359, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(359, 73%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 72.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.79, 46.82, 27.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.79, 54.29, 30.42°)
OKLab	oklab(46.46% 0.1363 0.0629)
OKLCH	oklch(46.46% 0.15 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9760, 8.9005, 3.2144)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2A2B #2A9C9B

analogous

#9C2A64 #9C2A2B #9C622A

triadic

#9C2A2B #2B9C2A #2A2B9C

tetradic

#9C2A2B #649C2A #2A9C9B #622A9C

square

#9C2A2B #649C2A #2A9C9B #622A9C

split-complementary

#9C2A2B #2A9C62 #2A649C

monochromatic

#3C1010 #6C1D1E #9C2A2B #CA393B #D76A6B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#9C2A2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9C2A2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2A2B

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2A2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2A2B	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)

#4B452A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2a2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 42, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.150 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16c64',
    500: '#9c2a2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2a2b;
$custom-light: #c16c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2a2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.474,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46455,
    "c": 0.15014,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2A2B

secondary

#65BDBC

accent

#E1DF47

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2A2B

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

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