#9C2C2A#9C2C2A

#9C2C2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.148 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2C2A
RGB	rgb(156, 44, 42)
HSL	hsl(1, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(1, 73%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 73.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.06, 45.99, 28.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.06, 54.06, 31.70°)
OKLab	oklab(46.65% 0.1335 0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(46.65% 0.148 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.0306, 9.0387, 3.1432)
Luminance	0.0904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2C2A #2A9A9C

analogous

#9C2A61 #9C2C2A #9C652A

triadic

#9C2C2A #2A9C2C #2C2A9C

tetradic

#9C2C2A #619C2A #2A9A9C #652A9C

square

#9C2C2A #619C2A #2A9A9C #652A9C

split-complementary

#9C2C2A #2A9C65 #2A619C

monochromatic

#3C1110 #6C1E1D #9C2C2A #CA3C39 #D76C6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#9C2C2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#9C2C2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2C2A

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2C2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2C2A	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)

#4C4529

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC032D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2c2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 44, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.148 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16d64',
    500: '#9c2c2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2c2a;
$custom-light: #c16d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2c2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.053,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4665,
    "c": 0.14837,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2C2A

secondary

#65BCBD

accent

#DEE147

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECEA

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2C2A

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

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