#9C2A2F#9C2A2F
#9C2A2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.150 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2A2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 42, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 73%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 69.9%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.85, 47.02, 25.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.85, 53.30, 28.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.52% 0.1379 0.0584) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.52% 0.15 22.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0530, 8.9313, 3.6201) |
| Luminance | 0.0893 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.85
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.48
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.57
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.90
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.50
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2A2F #2A9C97
analogous
#9C2A68 #9C2A2F #9C5E2A
triadic
#9C2A2F #2F9C2A #2A2F9C
tetradic
#9C2A2F #689C2A #2A9C97 #5E2A9C
square
#9C2A2F #689C2A #2A9C97 #5E2A9C
split-complementary
#9C2A2F #2A9C5E #2A689C
monochromatic
#3C1012 #6C1D20 #9C2A2F #CA3940 #D76A6E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.54
#9C2A2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.79
#9C2A2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2A2F
7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2A2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2A2F | 1.00 | 7.54 | 2.79 | 7.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A452E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675D2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2a2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 42, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.150 22.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16c67',
500: '#9c2a2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2a2f; $custom-light: #c16c67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2a2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 42,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.368,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46519,
"c": 0.14969,
"h": 22.9
},
"luminance": 0.08929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2A2F
secondary
#65BDB9
accent
#E1DA47
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140706
muted
#827A7A