#9C2C38#9C2C38

#9C2C38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.147 H 19.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2C38
RGB	rgb(156, 44, 56)
HSL	hsl(354, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(354, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 64.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.28, 46.78, 19.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.28, 50.87, 23.13°)
OKLab	oklab(46.89% 0.139 0.048)
OKLCH	oklch(46.89% 0.147 19.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.3264, 9.1570, 4.7011)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2C38 #2C9C90

analogous

#9C2C70 #9C2C38 #9C582C

triadic

#9C2C38 #389C2C #2C389C

tetradic

#9C2C38 #709C2C #2C9C90 #582C9C

square

#9C2C38 #709C2C #2C9C90 #582C9C

split-complementary

#9C2C38 #2C9C58 #2C709C

monochromatic

#3D1116 #6C1F27 #9C2C38 #C83D4C #D66D78

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#9C2C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#9C2C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2C38

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2C38	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4638

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB0B31

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 44, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.147 19.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06d6e',
    500: '#9c2c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2c38;
$custom-light: #c06d6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.571,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46891,
    "c": 0.14706,
    "h": 19.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2C38

secondary

#67BDB4

accent

#DFCF49

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEB

border

#D1C7C6

text

#130807

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2C38

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

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