#9C2E28#9C2E28

#9C2E28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.147 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2E28
RGB	rgb(156, 46, 40)
HSL	hsl(3, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(3, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 74.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.32, 45.10, 29.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.32, 54.12, 33.55°)
OKLab	oklab(46.84% 0.1302 0.0676)
OKLCH	oklch(46.84% 0.147 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0720, 9.1774, 2.9849)
Luminance	0.0917 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2E28 #28969C

analogous

#9C285C #9C2E28 #9C6828

triadic

#9C2E28 #289C2E #2E289C

tetradic

#9C2E28 #5C9C28 #28969C #68289C

square

#9C2E28 #5C9C28 #28969C #68289C

split-complementary

#9C2E28 #289C68 #285C9C

monochromatic

#3B110F #6B201C #9C2E28 #CB3E36 #D86C67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.41

#9C2E28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#9C2E28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2E28

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2E28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2E28	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)

#4D4626

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC082E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2e28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 46, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.147 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16e62',
    500: '#9c2e28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2e28;
$custom-light: #c16e62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2e28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.103,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46839,
    "c": 0.14674,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2E28

secondary

#62B9BE

accent

#DAE245

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECEA

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140805

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2E28

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

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