#9C2B2D#9C2B2D
#9C2B2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.149 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2B2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 43, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 71.2%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.96, 46.53, 26.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.96, 53.53, 29.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.59% 0.1359 0.061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.59% 0.149 24.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0495, 8.9874, 3.4244) |
| Luminance | 0.0898 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.21
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.03
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.31
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.94
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.03
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2B2D #2B9C9A
analogous
#9C2B66 #9C2B2D #9C622B
triadic
#9C2B2D #2D9C2B #2B2D9C
tetradic
#9C2B2D #669C2B #2B9C9A #622B9C
square
#9C2B2D #669C2B #2B9C9A #622B9C
split-complementary
#9C2B2D #2B9C62 #2B669C
monochromatic
#3C1111 #6C1E1F #9C2B2D #C93B3E #D66B6D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.51
#9C2B2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#9C2B2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2B2D
7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2B2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2B2D | 1.00 | 7.51 | 2.80 | 7.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B452C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675D29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC012D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2b2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 43, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.149 24.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16d66',
500: '#9c2b2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2b2d; $custom-light: #c16d66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2b2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 43,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.938,
"s": 56.784,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4659,
"c": 0.14894,
"h": 24.2
},
"luminance": 0.08985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2B2D
secondary
#66BDBB
accent
#E0DD48
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140706
muted
#827A7A