#9C2C48#9C2C48
#9C2C48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.148 H 10.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2C48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 44, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 56%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 53.8%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.63, 47.97, 10.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.63, 49.05, 12.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.26% 0.1455 0.026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.26% 0.148 10.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7821, 9.3393, 7.1012) |
| Luminance | 0.0934 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.36
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.36
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.38
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.28
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 5.34
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2C48 #2C9C80
analogous
#9C2C80 #9C2C48 #9C482C
triadic
#9C2C48 #489C2C #2C489C
tetradic
#9C2C48 #809C2C #2C9C80 #482C9C
square
#9C2C48 #809C2C #2C9C80 #482C9C
split-complementary
#9C2C48 #2C9C48 #2C809C
monochromatic
#3D111C #6C1F32 #9C2C48 #C83D60 #D66D87
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.32
#9C2C48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.87
#9C2C48 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2C48
7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2C48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2C48 | 1.00 | 7.32 | 2.87 | 7.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#474848
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655E45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA1437
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2c48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 44, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.148 10.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf6e7a',
500: '#9c2c48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2c48; $custom-light: #bf6e7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2c48",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 44,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345,
"s": 56,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47259,
"c": 0.14781,
"h": 10.1
},
"luminance": 0.09337
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2C48
secondary
#67BDA7
accent
#DFBA49
background
#FCF6F7
surface
#F8ECED
border
#D1C7C8
text
#130809
muted
#827B7B