#9C2C24#9C2C24

#9C2C24 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.149 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2C24
RGB	rgb(156, 44, 36)
HSL	hsl(4, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(4, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 76.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.98, 45.73, 31.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.98, 55.75, 34.89°)
OKLab	oklab(46.57% 0.1314 0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(46.57% 0.149 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.9311, 8.9989, 2.6195)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2C24 #24949C

analogous

#9C2458 #9C2C24 #9C6824

triadic

#9C2C24 #249C2C #2C249C

tetradic

#9C2C24 #589C24 #24949C #68249C

square

#9C2C24 #589C24 #24949C #68249C

split-complementary

#9C2C24 #249C68 #24589C

monochromatic

#39100D #6A1E19 #9C2C24 #CE3A2F #DA6860

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#9C2C24 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#9C2C24 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2C24

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2C24	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2C24	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)

#4D4522

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2c24;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 44, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.149 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16d5f',
    500: '#9c2c24',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2c24;
$custom-light: #c16d5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2c24",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46568,
    "c": 0.14928,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2C24

secondary

#5CB9BF

accent

#DBE642

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECE9

border

#D2C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2C24

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

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