#9C2C22#9C2C22

#9C2C22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.150 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2C22
RGB	rgb(156, 44, 34)
HSL	hsl(5, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(5, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 78.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.96, 45.65, 33.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.96, 56.34, 35.88°)
OKLab	oklab(46.54% 0.1307 0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(46.54% 0.15 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.9014, 8.9870, 2.4631)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2C22 #22929C

analogous

#9C2255 #9C2C22 #9C6922

triadic

#9C2C22 #229C2C #2C229C

tetradic

#9C2C22 #559C22 #22929C #69229C

square

#9C2C22 #559C22 #22929C #69229C

split-complementary

#9C2C22 #229C69 #22559C

monochromatic

#38100C #6A1E17 #9C2C22 #CE3A2D #DC675D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#9C2C22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#9C2C22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2C22

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2C22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2C22	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4520

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2c22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 44, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.150 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16d5e',
    500: '#9c2c22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2c22;
$custom-light: #c16d5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2c22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.918,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46544,
    "c": 0.1496,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2C22

secondary

#5AB8C0

accent

#DAE741

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECE9

border

#D2C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2C22

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

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