#9C2B36#9C2B36
#9C2B36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.148 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2B36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 43, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 65.4%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.11, 47.04, 21.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.11, 51.53, 24.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.75% 0.1394 0.0502) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.75% 0.148 19.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2416, 9.0642, 4.4363) |
| Luminance | 0.0906 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.99
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.83
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 6.29
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.41
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.82
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2B36 #2B9C91
analogous
#9C2B6F #9C2B36 #9C592B
triadic
#9C2B36 #369C2B #2B369C
tetradic
#9C2B36 #6F9C2B #2B9C91 #592B9C
square
#9C2B36 #6F9C2B #2B9C91 #592B9C
split-complementary
#9C2B36 #2B9C59 #2B6F9C
monochromatic
#3C1115 #6C1E25 #9C2B36 #C93B49 #D66B76
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.47
#9C2B36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.81
#9C2B36 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2B36
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2B36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2B36 | 1.00 | 7.47 | 2.81 | 7.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A4636
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675E33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0630
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2b36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 43, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.148 19.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06d6d',
500: '#9c2b36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2b36; $custom-light: #c06d6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2b36",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 43,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.159,
"s": 56.784,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46747,
"c": 0.14818,
"h": 19.8
},
"luminance": 0.09062
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2B36
secondary
#66BDB4
accent
#E0D148
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140707
muted
#827A7A