#9C2A30#9C2A30

#9C2A30 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.150 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2A30
RGB	rgb(156, 42, 48)
HSL	hsl(357, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(357, 73%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 69.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.87, 47.07, 24.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.87, 53.06, 27.48°)
OKLab	oklab(46.54% 0.1382 0.0572)
OKLCH	oklch(46.54% 0.15 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.0734, 8.9395, 3.7275)
Luminance	0.0894 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2A30 #2A9C96

analogous

#9C2A69 #9C2A30 #9C5D2A

triadic

#9C2A30 #309C2A #2A309C

tetradic

#9C2A30 #699C2A #2A9C96 #5D2A9C

square

#9C2A30 #699C2A #2A9C96 #5D2A9C

split-complementary

#9C2A30 #2A9C5D #2A699C

monochromatic

#3C1012 #6C1D21 #9C2A30 #CA3941 #D76A6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#9C2A30 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9C2A30 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2A30

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2A30	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2A30	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A452F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2a30;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 42, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.150 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06c68',
    500: '#9c2a30',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2a30;
$custom-light: #c06c68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2a30",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.842,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46536,
    "c": 0.1496,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2A30

secondary

#65BDB9

accent

#E1D947

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2A30

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