#9C2E2C#9C2E2C
#9C2E2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.146 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2E2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 46, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 56%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 71.8%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.38, 45.29, 27.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.38, 53.02, 31.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.9% 0.1317 0.0633) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.9% 0.146 25.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1436, 9.2060, 3.3619) |
| Luminance | 0.0920 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.80
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.81
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.91
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.00
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.02
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2E2C #2C9A9C
analogous
#9C2C62 #9C2E2C #9C662C
triadic
#9C2E2C #2C9C2E #2E2C9C
tetradic
#9C2E2C #629C2C #2C9A9C #662C9C
square
#9C2E2C #629C2C #2C9A9C #662C9C
split-complementary
#9C2E2C #2C9C66 #2C629C
monochromatic
#3D1211 #6C201F #9C2E2C #C83F3D #D66F6D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.39
#9C2E2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.84
#9C2E2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2E2C
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2E2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2E2C | 1.00 | 7.39 | 2.84 | 7.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D462B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#695E28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC0A2F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2e2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 46, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.146 25.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16e65',
500: '#9c2e2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2e2c; $custom-light: #c16e65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2e2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 46,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.071,
"s": 56,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46897,
"c": 0.14614,
"h": 25.7
},
"luminance": 0.09204
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2E2C
secondary
#67BBBD
accent
#DDDF49
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140805
muted
#827B7A