#9C2A32#9C2A32

#9C2A32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.149 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2A32
RGB	rgb(156, 42, 50)
HSL	hsl(356, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(356, 73%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 67.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.90, 47.19, 23.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.90, 52.61, 26.26°)
OKLab	oklab(46.57% 0.139 0.0548)
OKLCH	oklch(46.57% 0.149 21.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.1156, 8.9564, 3.9498)
Luminance	0.0895 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2A32 #2A9C94

analogous

#9C2A6B #9C2A32 #9C5B2A

triadic

#9C2A32 #329C2A #2A329C

tetradic

#9C2A32 #6B9C2A #2A9C94 #5B2A9C

square

#9C2A32 #6B9C2A #2A9C94 #5B2A9C

split-complementary

#9C2A32 #2A9C5B #2A6B9C

monochromatic

#3C1013 #6C1D23 #9C2A32 #CA3944 #D76A71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#9C2A32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9C2A32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2A32

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2A32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2A32	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4531

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC012E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2a32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 42, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.149 21.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06c69',
    500: '#9c2a32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2a32;
$custom-light: #c06c69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2a32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.789,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46571,
    "c": 0.14943,
    "h": 21.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2A32

secondary

#65BDB7

accent

#E1D647

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2A32

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