#9C2C23#9C2C23

#9C2C23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.149 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2C23
RGB	rgb(156, 44, 35)
HSL	hsl(4, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 77.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.97, 45.69, 32.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.97, 56.04, 35.39°)
OKLab	oklab(46.56% 0.131 0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(46.56% 0.149 28.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9161, 8.9929, 2.5402)
Luminance	0.0899 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2C23 #23939C

analogous

#9C2356 #9C2C23 #9C6923

triadic

#9C2C23 #239C2C #2C239C

tetradic

#9C2C23 #569C23 #23939C #69239C

square

#9C2C23 #569C23 #23939C #69239C

split-complementary

#9C2C23 #239C69 #23569C

monochromatic

#38100D #6A1E18 #9C2C23 #CE3A2E #DB685E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#9C2C23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#9C2C23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2C23

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2C23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2C23	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)

#4D4521

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2c23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 44, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.149 28.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16d5f',
    500: '#9c2c23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2c23;
$custom-light: #c16d5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2c23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.463,
    "s": 63.351,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46556,
    "c": 0.14944,
    "h": 28.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2C23

secondary

#5BB8C0

accent

#DAE641

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECE9

border

#D2C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2C23

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

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