#9C2A42#9C2A42

#9C2A42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.149 H 13.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2A42
RGB	rgb(156, 42, 66)
HSL	hsl(347, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(347, 73%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 57.7%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.21, 48.25, 13.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.21, 50.11, 15.64°)
OKLab	oklab(46.9% 0.1455 0.0337)
OKLCH	oklch(46.9% 0.149 13)
XYZ	xyz(15.5231, 9.1194, 6.0960)
Luminance	0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2A42 #2A9C84

analogous

#9C2A7B #9C2A42 #9C4B2A

triadic

#9C2A42 #429C2A #2A429C

tetradic

#9C2A42 #7B9C2A #2A9C84 #4B2A9C

square

#9C2A42 #7B9C2A #2A9C84 #4B2A9C

split-complementary

#9C2A42 #2A9C4B #2A7B9C

monochromatic

#3C1019 #6C1D2E #9C2A42 #CA3958 #D76A81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#9C2A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#9C2A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2A42

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2A42	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474642

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655E3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0C34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 42, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.149 13.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6d76',
    500: '#9c2a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2a42;
$custom-light: #bf6d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.368,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46904,
    "c": 0.14937,
    "h": 13
  },
  "luminance": 0.09117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2A42

secondary

#65BDAB

accent

#E1C047

background

#FCF6F7

surface

#F8ECED

border

#D1C7C8

text

#130708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2A42

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