#9C2C35#9C2C35
#9C2C35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.147 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2C35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 44, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 56%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 66%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.23, 46.59, 21.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.23, 51.44, 25.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.83% 0.1378 0.0519) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.83% 0.147 20.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2552, 9.1285, 4.3262) |
| Luminance | 0.0913 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.33
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.39
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.62
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.70
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 6.82
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2C35 #2C9C93
analogous
#9C2C6D #9C2C35 #9C5B2C
triadic
#9C2C35 #359C2C #2C359C
tetradic
#9C2C35 #6D9C2C #2C9C93 #5B2C9C
square
#9C2C35 #6D9C2C #2C9C93 #5B2C9C
split-complementary
#9C2C35 #2C9C5B #2C6D9C
monochromatic
#3D1115 #6C1F25 #9C2C35 #C83D48 #D66D75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.43
#9C2C35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.83
#9C2C35 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2C35
7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2C35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2C35 | 1.00 | 7.43 | 2.83 | 7.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4634
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675E32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0930
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2c35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 44, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.147 20.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06d6c',
500: '#9c2c35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2c35; $custom-light: #c06d6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2c35",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 44,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.179,
"s": 56,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46833,
"c": 0.14721,
"h": 20.6
},
"luminance": 0.09126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2C35
secondary
#67BDB6
accent
#DFD349
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140706
muted
#827A7A