#9C2A39#9C2A39

#9C2A39 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.149 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2A39
RGB	rgb(156, 42, 57)
HSL	hsl(352, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(352, 73%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 63.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.03, 47.61, 19.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.03, 51.27, 21.77°)
OKLab	oklab(46.7% 0.1419 0.0459)
OKLCH	oklch(46.7% 0.149 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2783, 9.0215, 4.8069)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2A39 #2A9C8D

analogous

#9C2A72 #9C2A39 #9C542A

triadic

#9C2A39 #399C2A #2A399C

tetradic

#9C2A39 #729C2A #2A9C8D #542A9C

square

#9C2A39 #729C2A #2A9C8D #542A9C

split-complementary

#9C2A39 #2A9C54 #2A729C

monochromatic

#3C1016 #6C1D27 #9C2A39 #CA394C #D76A78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#9C2A39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#9C2A39 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2A39

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2A39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2A39	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494539

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0530

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2a39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 42, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.149 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06c6f',
    500: '#9c2a39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2a39;
$custom-light: #c06c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2a39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.105,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46704,
    "c": 0.14909,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2A39

secondary

#65BDB2

accent

#E1CD47

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2A39

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

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