#9C2F22#9C2F22
#9C2F22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.147 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2F22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 47, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 64%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 78.2%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.40, 44.43, 33.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.40, 55.64, 37.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.88% 0.1269 0.0739) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.88% 0.147 30.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0173, 9.2187, 2.5017) |
| Luminance | 0.0922 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.94
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.10
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.49
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.34
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.59
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2F22 #228F9C
analogous
#9C2252 #9C2F22 #9C6C22
triadic
#9C2F22 #229C2F #2F229C
tetradic
#9C2F22 #529C22 #228F9C #6C229C
square
#9C2F22 #529C22 #228F9C #6C229C
split-complementary
#9C2F22 #229C6C #22529C
monochromatic
#38110C #6A2017 #9C2F22 #CE3E2D #DC6A5D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.39
#9C2F22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.84
#9C2F22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2F22
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2F22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2F22 | 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)
#4F4620
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5E1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC092D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2f22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 47, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.147 30.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c16e5e',
500: '#9c2f22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2f22; $custom-light: #c16e5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2f22",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 47,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.393,
"s": 64.211,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46875,
"c": 0.14681,
"h": 30.2
},
"luminance": 0.09216
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2F22
secondary
#5AB5C0
accent
#D5E741
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9ECE9
border
#D2C7C5
text
#140804
muted
#827B79