#9C2A31#9C2A31

#9C2A31 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.150 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2A31
RGB	rgb(156, 42, 49)
HSL	hsl(356, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(356, 73%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 68.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.88, 47.13, 23.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.88, 52.84, 26.87°)
OKLab	oklab(46.55% 0.1386 0.056)
OKLCH	oklch(46.55% 0.15 22)
XYZ	xyz(15.0943, 8.9478, 3.8374)
Luminance	0.0895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2A31 #2A9C95

analogous

#9C2A6A #9C2A31 #9C5C2A

triadic

#9C2A31 #319C2A #2A319C

tetradic

#9C2A31 #6A9C2A #2A9C95 #5C2A9C

square

#9C2A31 #6A9C2A #2A9C95 #5C2A9C

split-complementary

#9C2A31 #2A9C5C #2A6A9C

monochromatic

#3C1013 #6C1D22 #9C2A31 #CA3942 #D76A70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#9C2A31 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9C2A31 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2A31

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2A31	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2A31	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)

#4A4530

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2a31;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 42, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.150 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06c69',
    500: '#9c2a31',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2a31;
$custom-light: #c06c69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2a31",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.316,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46553,
    "c": 0.14951,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.08946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2A31

secondary

#65BDB8

accent

#E1D747

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2A31

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

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