#9C2E2E#9C2E2E
#9C2E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.146 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 46, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 70.5%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.41, 45.40, 26.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.41, 52.50, 30.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.93% 0.1325 0.061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.93% 0.146 24.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1821, 9.2214, 3.5647) |
| Luminance | 0.0922 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.09
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.19
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.34
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.54
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.63
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2E2E #2E9C9C
analogous
#9C2E65 #9C2E2E #9C652E
triadic
#9C2E2E #2E9C2E #2E2E9C
tetradic
#9C2E2E #659C2E #2E9C9C #652E9C
square
#9C2E2E #659C2E #2E9C9C #652E9C
split-complementary
#9C2E2E #2E9C65 #2E659C
monochromatic
#3D1212 #6D2020 #9C2E2E #C74040 #D57070
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.38
#9C2E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.84
#9C2E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2E2E
7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2E2E | 1.00 | 7.38 | 2.84 | 7.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D472D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685E2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC0B2F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 46, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.146 24.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06e67',
500: '#9c2e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2e2e; $custom-light: #c06e67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 46,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46928,
"c": 0.14587,
"h": 24.7
},
"luminance": 0.09219
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2E2E
secondary
#6ABCBC
accent
#DEDE4A
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140806
muted
#827B7A