#9C2B1F#9C2B1F
#9C2B1F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.151 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2B1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 43, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 67%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 80%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 80.1%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.78, 45.92, 34.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.78, 57.46, 36.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.4% 0.1309 0.0752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.4% 0.151 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8232, 8.8969, 2.2328) |
| Luminance | 0.0890 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.46
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.60
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.59
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.30
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.40
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2B1F #1F909C
analogous
#9C1F52 #9C2B1F #9C6A1F
triadic
#9C2B1F #1F9C2B #2B1F9C
tetradic
#9C2B1F #529C1F #1F909C #6A1F9C
square
#9C2B1F #529C1F #1F909C #6A1F9C
split-complementary
#9C2B1F #1F9C6A #1F529C
monochromatic
#360F0B #691D15 #9C2B1F #CF3929 #DE6558
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.56
#9C2B1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.78
#9C2B1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2B1F
7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2B1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2B1F | 1.00 | 7.56 | 2.78 | 7.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D441D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685D1A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2b1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 43, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.151 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c26c5c',
500: '#9c2b1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2b1f; $custom-light: #c26c5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2b1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 43,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.76,
"s": 66.845,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46403,
"c": 0.15101,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.08895
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2B1F
secondary
#55B7C1
accent
#D9EA3E
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79