#9C2E38#9C2E38

#9C2E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.145 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2E38
RGB	rgb(156, 46, 56)
HSL	hsl(355, 54%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(355, 71%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 64.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.57, 45.99, 20.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.57, 50.29, 23.88°)
OKLab	oklab(47.11% 0.1365 0.0489)
OKLCH	oklch(47.11% 0.145 19.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.4027, 9.3096, 4.7265)
Luminance	0.0931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2E38 #2E9C92

analogous

#9C2E6F #9C2E38 #9C5B2E

triadic

#9C2E38 #389C2E #2E389C

tetradic

#9C2E38 #6F9C2E #2E9C92 #5B2E9C

square

#9C2E38 #6F9C2E #2E9C92 #5B2E9C

split-complementary

#9C2E38 #2E9C5B #2E6F9C

monochromatic

#3D1216 #6D2027 #9C2E38 #C7404D #D57079

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#9C2E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#9C2E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2E38

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2E38	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4738

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675F35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB1032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 46, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.145 19.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06e6e',
    500: '#9c2e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2e38;
$custom-light: #c06e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.545,
    "s": 54.455,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47107,
    "c": 0.14495,
    "h": 19.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2E38

secondary

#6ABCB5

accent

#DED04A

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEB

border

#D1C7C6

text

#130807

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2E38

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