#9C2B2F#9C2B2F
#9C2B2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.149 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2B2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 43, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 69.9%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.99, 46.64, 25.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.99, 53.04, 28.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.62% 0.1366 0.0587) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.62% 0.149 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0889, 9.0031, 3.6320) |
| Luminance | 0.0900 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.69
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.47
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.77
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.77
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.53
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2B2F #2B9C98
analogous
#9C2B68 #9C2B2F #9C602B
triadic
#9C2B2F #2F9C2B #2B2F9C
tetradic
#9C2B2F #689C2B #2B9C98 #602B9C
square
#9C2B2F #689C2B #2B9C98 #602B9C
split-complementary
#9C2B2F #2B9C60 #2B689C
monochromatic
#3C1112 #6C1E21 #9C2B2F #C93B40 #D66B6F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.50
#9C2B2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#9C2B2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2B2F
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2B2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2B2F | 1.00 | 7.50 | 2.80 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B452E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675E2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC022E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2b2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 43, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.149 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16d67',
500: '#9c2b2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2b2f; $custom-light: #c16d67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2b2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 43,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.876,
"s": 56.784,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46622,
"c": 0.14872,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.09001
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2B2F
secondary
#66BDBA
accent
#E0DB48
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140706
muted
#827A7A