#9C2B30#9C2B30

#9C2B30 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.149 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2B30
RGB	rgb(156, 43, 48)
HSL	hsl(357, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(357, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 69.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.01, 46.69, 24.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.01, 52.80, 27.84°)
OKLab	oklab(46.64% 0.137 0.0576)
OKLCH	oklch(46.64% 0.149 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.1093, 9.0113, 3.7395)
Luminance	0.0901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2B30 #2B9C97

analogous

#9C2B69 #9C2B30 #9C5F2B

triadic

#9C2B30 #309C2B #2B309C

tetradic

#9C2B30 #699C2B #2B9C97 #5F2B9C

square

#9C2B30 #699C2B #2B9C97 #5F2B9C

split-complementary

#9C2B30 #2B9C5F #2B699C

monochromatic

#3C1112 #6C1E21 #9C2B30 #C93B41 #D66B70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#9C2B30 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#9C2B30 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2B30

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2B30	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2B30	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)

#4B452F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC032E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2b30;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 43, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.149 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06d68',
    500: '#9c2b30',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2b30;
$custom-light: #c06d68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2b30",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.345,
    "s": 56.784,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46639,
    "c": 0.14862,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2B30

secondary

#66BDB9

accent

#E0D948

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2B30

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