#9C2D40#9C2D40
#9C2D40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.146 H 15.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2D40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 45, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 55%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.2%, 59%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.59, 46.94, 15.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.59, 49.37, 18.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.17% 0.141 0.0378) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.17% 0.146 15) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5756, 9.3170, 5.8277) |
| Luminance | 0.0931 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.68
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.60
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.83
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 6.06
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.37
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2D40 #2D9C89
analogous
#9C2D78 #9C2D40 #9C522D
triadic
#9C2D40 #409C2D #2D409C
tetradic
#9C2D40 #789C2D #2D9C89 #522D9C
square
#9C2D40 #789C2D #2D9C89 #522D9C
split-complementary
#9C2D40 #2D9C52 #2D789C
monochromatic
#3D1219 #6D1F2D #9C2D40 #C83F56 #D56E80
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.33
#9C2D40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.86
#9C2D40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2D40
7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2D40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2D40 | 1.00 | 7.33 | 2.86 | 7.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A4740
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665F3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB1235
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2d40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 45, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.146 15.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf6e74',
500: '#9c2d40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2d40; $custom-light: #bf6e74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2d40",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 45,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.73,
"s": 55.224,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47169,
"c": 0.14598,
"h": 15
},
"luminance": 0.09315
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2D40
secondary
#68BCAE
accent
#DFC549
background
#FCF6F7
surface
#F8ECED
border
#D1C7C8
text
#130808
muted
#827B7B