#9C2E21#9C2E21

#9C2E21 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.148 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2E21
RGB	rgb(156, 46, 33)
HSL	hsl(6, 65%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(6, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 78.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.24, 44.81, 33.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.24, 56.18, 37.10°)
OKLab	oklab(46.75% 0.1278 0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(46.75% 0.148 30.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.9635, 9.1340, 2.4137)
Luminance	0.0913 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2E21 #218F9C

analogous

#9C2152 #9C2E21 #9C6B21

triadic

#9C2E21 #219C2E #2E219C

tetradic

#9C2E21 #529C21 #218F9C #6B219C

square

#9C2E21 #529C21 #218F9C #6B219C

split-complementary

#9C2E21 #219C6B #21529C

monochromatic

#37100C #691F16 #9C2E21 #CF3D2C #DC695B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#9C2E21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#9C2E21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2E21

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2E21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2E21	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E461F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC052C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2e21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 46, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.148 30.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16e5d',
    500: '#9c2e21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2e21;
$custom-light: #c16e5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2e21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.341,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46751,
    "c": 0.14793,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2E21

secondary

#58B6C1

accent

#D6E840

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECE9

border

#D2C7C5

text

#140804

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2E21

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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