#9C2B22#9C2B22

#9C2B22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.151 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2B22
RGB	rgb(156, 43, 34)
HSL	hsl(4, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 78.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.82, 46.04, 32.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.82, 56.57, 35.53°)
OKLab	oklab(46.44% 0.1319 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(46.44% 0.151 28.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.8646, 8.9134, 2.4508)
Luminance	0.0891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2B22 #22939C

analogous

#9C2256 #9C2B22 #9C6822

triadic

#9C2B22 #229C2B #2B229C

tetradic

#9C2B22 #569C22 #22939C #68229C

square

#9C2B22 #569C22 #22939C #68229C

split-complementary

#9C2B22 #229C68 #22569C

monochromatic

#380F0C #6A1D17 #9C2B22 #CE392D #DC665D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#9C2B22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9C2B22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2B22

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2B22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2B22	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4420

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2b22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 43, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.151 28.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16c5e',
    500: '#9c2b22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2b22;
$custom-light: #c16c5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2b22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.426,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46437,
    "c": 0.15052,
    "h": 28.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2B22

secondary

#5AB9C0

accent

#DBE741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2B22

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →