#9C2D2B#9C2D2B
#9C2D2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.147 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2D2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 45, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.2%, 72.4%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.22, 45.65, 27.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.22, 53.54, 31.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.77% 0.1326 0.064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.77% 0.147 25.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0864, 9.1213, 3.2512) |
| Luminance | 0.0912 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.75
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.72
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.80
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.84
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.94
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2D2B #2B9A9C
analogous
#9C2B62 #9C2D2B #9C662B
triadic
#9C2D2B #2B9C2D #2D2B9C
tetradic
#9C2D2B #629C2B #2B9A9C #662B9C
square
#9C2D2B #629C2B #2B9A9C #662B9C
split-complementary
#9C2D2B #2B9C66 #2B629C
monochromatic
#3C1111 #6C1F1E #9C2D2B #C93E3B #D66D6B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.44
#9C2D2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.82
#9C2D2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2D2B
7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2D2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2D2B | 1.00 | 7.44 | 2.82 | 7.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D462A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685E27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC062E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2d2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 45, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.147 25.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16e64',
500: '#9c2d2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2d2b; $custom-light: #c16e64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2d2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 45,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.062,
"s": 56.784,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46772,
"c": 0.14726,
"h": 25.8
},
"luminance": 0.09119
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2D2B
secondary
#66BBBD
accent
#DDE048
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140805
muted
#827B7A