#9C2C29#9C2C29

#9C2C29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.149 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2C29
RGB	rgb(156, 44, 41)
HSL	hsl(2, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(2, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 73.7%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.05, 45.95, 28.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.05, 54.33, 32.25°)
OKLab	oklab(46.64% 0.1331 0.0658)
OKLCH	oklch(46.64% 0.149 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.0129, 9.0316, 3.0502)
Luminance	0.0903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2C29 #29999C

analogous

#9C295F #9C2C29 #9C6529

triadic

#9C2C29 #299C2C #2C299C

tetradic

#9C2C29 #5F9C29 #29999C #65299C

square

#9C2C29 #5F9C29 #29999C #65299C

split-complementary

#9C2C29 #299C65 #295F9C

monochromatic

#3B1110 #6C1E1C #9C2C29 #CB3B38 #D76B68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#9C2C29 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#9C2C29 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2C29

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2C29	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2C29	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4528

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC022D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2c29;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 44, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.149 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16d63',
    500: '#9c2c29',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2c29;
$custom-light: #c16d63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2c29",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.565,
    "s": 58.376,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46635,
    "c": 0.14851,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2C29

secondary

#63BBBE

accent

#DEE246

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECEA

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2C29

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

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