#9C2E34#9C2E34
#9C2E34 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.145 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2E34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 46, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 66.7%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.50, 45.74, 22.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.50, 51.09, 26.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.03% 0.1348 0.0539) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.03% 0.145 21.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3087, 9.2721, 4.2317) |
| Luminance | 0.0927 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.68
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.04
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.64
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.69
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.69
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2E34 #2E9C96
analogous
#9C2E6B #9C2E34 #9C5F2E
triadic
#9C2E34 #349C2E #2E349C
tetradic
#9C2E34 #6B9C2E #2E9C96 #5F2E9C
square
#9C2E34 #6B9C2E #2E9C96 #5F2E9C
split-complementary
#9C2E34 #2E9C5F #2E6B9C
monochromatic
#3D1214 #6D2024 #9C2E34 #C74048 #D57075
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.36
#9C2E34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#9C2E34 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2E34
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2E34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2E34 | 1.00 | 7.36 | 2.85 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4733
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685E31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0E31
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2e34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 46, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.145 21.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06e6b',
500: '#9c2e34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2e34; $custom-light: #c06e6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2e34",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 46,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.727,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47031,
"c": 0.14522,
"h": 21.8
},
"luminance": 0.0927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2E34
secondary
#6ABCB8
accent
#DED64A
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140806
muted
#827B7A