#9C2C28#9C2C28

#9C2C28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.149 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2C28
RGB	rgb(156, 44, 40)
HSL	hsl(2, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(2, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 74.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.03, 45.90, 29.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.03, 54.60, 32.80°)
OKLab	oklab(46.62% 0.1328 0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(46.62% 0.149 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.9957, 9.0247, 2.9594)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2C28 #28989C

analogous

#9C285E #9C2C28 #9C6628

triadic

#9C2C28 #289C2C #2C289C

tetradic

#9C2C28 #5E9C28 #28989C #66289C

square

#9C2C28 #5E9C28 #28989C #66289C

split-complementary

#9C2C28 #289C66 #285E9C

monochromatic

#3B110F #6B1E1C #9C2C28 #CB3B36 #D86A67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#9C2C28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#9C2C28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2C28

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2C28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2C28	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4526

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC022C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2c28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 44, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.149 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16d62',
    500: '#9c2c28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2c28;
$custom-light: #c16d62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2c28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.069,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46621,
    "c": 0.14865,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2C28

secondary

#62BBBE

accent

#DDE245

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECEA

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2C28

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

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