#9C2B38#9C2B38

#9C2B38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.148 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2B38
RGB	rgb(156, 43, 56)
HSL	hsl(353, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(353, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 64.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.14, 47.17, 19.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.14, 51.16, 22.77°)
OKLab	oklab(46.79% 0.1402 0.0476)
OKLCH	oklch(46.79% 0.148 18.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.2896, 9.0834, 4.6888)
Luminance	0.0908 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2B38 #2B9C8F

analogous

#9C2B71 #9C2B38 #9C572B

triadic

#9C2B38 #389C2B #2B389C

tetradic

#9C2B38 #719C2B #2B9C8F #572B9C

square

#9C2B38 #719C2B #2B9C8F #572B9C

split-complementary

#9C2B38 #2B9C57 #2B719C

monochromatic

#3C1116 #6C1E27 #9C2B38 #C93B4B #D66B77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#9C2B38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#9C2B38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2B38

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2B38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2B38	1.00	7.46	2.82	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4638

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665E35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0731

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2b38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 43, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.148 18.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06d6e',
    500: '#9c2b38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2b38;
$custom-light: #c06d6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2b38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.097,
    "s": 56.784,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46787,
    "c": 0.14809,
    "h": 18.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2B38

secondary

#66BDB3

accent

#E0CF48

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEB

border

#D1C7C6

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2B38

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