#9C2C3B#9C2C3B
#9C2C3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.147 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2C3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 44, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 56%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 62.2%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.34, 46.98, 18.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.34, 50.37, 21.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.95% 0.1402 0.0441) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.95% 0.147 17.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4019, 9.1872, 5.0991) |
| Luminance | 0.0919 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.47
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.26
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.17
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.33
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.97
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2C3B #2C9C8D
analogous
#9C2C73 #9C2C3B #9C552C
triadic
#9C2C3B #3B9C2C #2C3B9C
tetradic
#9C2C3B #739C2C #2C9C8D #552C9C
square
#9C2C3B #739C2C #2C9C8D #552C9C
split-complementary
#9C2C3B #2C9C55 #2C739C
monochromatic
#3D1117 #6C1F29 #9C2C3B #C83D50 #D66D7B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.40
#9C2C3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.84
#9C2C3B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2C3B
7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2C3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2C3B | 1.00 | 7.40 | 2.84 | 7.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A473B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665E38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0C32
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2c3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 44, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.147 17.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06d70',
500: '#9c2c3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2c3b; $custom-light: #c06d70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2c3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 44,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.964,
"s": 56,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46953,
"c": 0.14698,
"h": 17.5
},
"luminance": 0.09185
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2C3B
secondary
#67BDB1
accent
#DFCB49
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F8ECEC
border
#D1C7C7
text
#130807
muted
#827B7A