#9C2C20#9C2C20

#9C2C20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.150 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2C20
RGB	rgb(156, 44, 32)
HSL	hsl(6, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(6, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 79.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.94, 45.57, 34.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.94, 56.94, 36.84°)
OKLab	oklab(46.52% 0.13 0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(46.52% 0.15 29.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8734, 8.9758, 2.3156)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2C20 #20909C

analogous

#9C2052 #9C2C20 #9C6A20

triadic

#9C2C20 #209C2C #2C209C

tetradic

#9C2C20 #529C20 #20909C #6A209C

square

#9C2C20 #529C20 #20909C #6A209C

split-complementary

#9C2C20 #209C6A #20529C

monochromatic

#360F0B #691E16 #9C2C20 #CF3A2A #DD6659

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#9C2C20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9C2C20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2C20

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2C20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2C20	1.00	7.51	2.79	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D451E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2c20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 44, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.150 29.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26d5c',
    500: '#9c2c20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2c20;
$custom-light: #c26d5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2c20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.806,
    "s": 65.957,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46521,
    "c": 0.14994,
    "h": 29.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2C20

secondary

#57B7C1

accent

#D8E93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2C20

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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