#9C2E27#9C2E27

#9C2E27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.147 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2E27
RGB	rgb(156, 46, 39)
HSL	hsl(4, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(4, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 75%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.31, 45.06, 30.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.31, 54.40, 34.09°)
OKLab	oklab(46.83% 0.1299 0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(46.83% 0.147 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.0552, 9.1706, 2.8964)
Luminance	0.0917 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2E27 #27959C

analogous

#9C275A #9C2E27 #9C6827

triadic

#9C2E27 #279C2E #2E279C

tetradic

#9C2E27 #5A9C27 #27959C #68279C

square

#9C2E27 #5A9C27 #27959C #68279C

split-complementary

#9C2E27 #279C68 #275A9C

monochromatic

#3A110F #6B201B #9C2E27 #CC3D34 #D86C65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.41

#9C2E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#9C2E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2E27

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2E27	1.00	7.41	2.83	7.41
#FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4625

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC082D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 46, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.147 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16e61',
    500: '#9c2e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2e27;
$custom-light: #c16e61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.59,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46826,
    "c": 0.14691,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2E27

secondary

#61B9BE

accent

#DAE345

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECEA

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140805

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2E27

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

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