#9C2C3A#9C2C3A
#9C2C3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.147 H 18.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2C3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 44, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 56%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 62.8%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.32, 46.91, 18.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.32, 50.53, 21.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.93% 0.1398 0.0454) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.93% 0.147 18) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3763, 9.1770, 4.9638) |
| Luminance | 0.0917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.55
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.49
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.99
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.20
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 7.26
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 7.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2C3A #2C9C8E
analogous
#9C2C72 #9C2C3A #9C562C
triadic
#9C2C3A #3A9C2C #2C3A9C
tetradic
#9C2C3A #729C2C #2C9C8E #562C9C
square
#9C2C3A #729C2C #2C9C8E #562C9C
split-complementary
#9C2C3A #2C9C56 #2C729C
monochromatic
#3D1117 #6C1F28 #9C2C3A #C83D4E #D66D7A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.41
#9C2C3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.83
#9C2C3A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2C3A
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2C3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2C3A | 1.00 | 7.41 | 2.83 | 7.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A463A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665E37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0C32
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2c3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 44, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.147 18.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06d70',
500: '#9c2c3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2c3a; $custom-light: #c06d70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2c3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 44,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.5,
"s": 56,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46932,
"c": 0.147,
"h": 18
},
"luminance": 0.09175
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2C3A
secondary
#67BDB2
accent
#DFCC49
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F8ECEC
border
#D1C7C7
text
#130807
muted
#827B7A