#9C2C31#9C2C31

#9C2C31 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.148 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2C31
RGB	rgb(156, 44, 49)
HSL	hsl(357, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(357, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 68.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.16, 46.36, 24.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.16, 52.31, 27.59°)
OKLab	oklab(46.76% 0.1362 0.0568)
OKLCH	oklch(46.76% 0.148 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1670, 9.0933, 3.8617)
Luminance	0.0909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2C31 #2C9C97

analogous

#9C2C69 #9C2C31 #9C5F2C

triadic

#9C2C31 #319C2C #2C319C

tetradic

#9C2C31 #699C2C #2C9C97 #5F2C9C

square

#9C2C31 #699C2C #2C9C97 #5F2C9C

split-complementary

#9C2C31 #2C9C5F #2C699C

monochromatic

#3D1113 #6C1F22 #9C2C31 #C83D43 #D66D71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#9C2C31 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#9C2C31 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2C31

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2C31	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2C31	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4630

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC062F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2c31;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 44, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.148 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06d69',
    500: '#9c2c31',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2c31;
$custom-light: #c06d69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2c31",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.321,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46761,
    "c": 0.14753,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2C31

secondary

#67BDB9

accent

#DFD949

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2C31

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

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