#9C2E35#9C2E35
#9C2E35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.145 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2E35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 46, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 66%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.52, 45.80, 22.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.52, 50.88, 25.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.05% 0.1352 0.0527) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.05% 0.145 21.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3315, 9.2812, 4.3516) |
| Luminance | 0.0928 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.00
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.80
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.69
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.83
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.95
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2E35 #2E9C95
analogous
#9C2E6C #9C2E35 #9C5E2E
triadic
#9C2E35 #359C2E #2E359C
tetradic
#9C2E35 #6C9C2E #2E9C95 #5E2E9C
square
#9C2E35 #6C9C2E #2E9C95 #5E2E9C
split-complementary
#9C2E35 #2E9C5E #2E6C9C
monochromatic
#3D1215 #6D2025 #9C2E35 #C74049 #D57076
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.35
#9C2E35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.86
#9C2E35 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2E35
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2E35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2E35 | 1.00 | 7.35 | 2.86 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4734
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685E32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB0F31
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2e35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 46, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.145 21.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06e6c',
500: '#9c2e35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2e35; $custom-light: #c06e6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2e35",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 46,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.182,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47049,
"c": 0.14514,
"h": 21.3
},
"luminance": 0.09279
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2E35
secondary
#6ABCB7
accent
#DED44A
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140807
muted
#827B7A