#9C2F21#9C2F21
#9C2F21 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.147 H 30.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2F21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 47, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 65%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 79%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 78.8%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.39, 44.40, 34.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.39, 55.95, 37.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.86% 0.1266 0.0748) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.86% 0.147 30.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0030, 9.2130, 2.4268) |
| Luminance | 0.0921 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.76
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 1.94
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.75
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.40
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.43
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2F21 #218E9C
analogous
#9C2151 #9C2F21 #9C6C21
triadic
#9C2F21 #219C2F #2F219C
tetradic
#9C2F21 #519C21 #218E9C #6C219C
square
#9C2F21 #519C21 #218E9C #6C219C
split-complementary
#9C2F21 #219C6C #21519C
monochromatic
#37110C #692016 #9C2F21 #CF3E2C #DC6A5B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.39
#9C2F21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.84
#9C2F21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2F21
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2F21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2F21 | 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)
#4F461F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5E1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC092D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2f21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 47, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.147 30.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16e5d',
500: '#9c2f21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2f21; $custom-light: #c16e5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2f21",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 47,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.829,
"s": 65.079,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46864,
"c": 0.147,
"h": 30.6
},
"luminance": 0.09211
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2F21
secondary
#58B5C1
accent
#D5E840
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9ECE9
border
#D2C7C5
text
#140804
muted
#827B79