#9C2F28#9C2F28

#9C2F28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.146 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2F28
RGB	rgb(156, 47, 40)
HSL	hsl(4, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(4, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 74.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.47, 44.69, 30.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.47, 53.87, 33.94°)
OKLab	oklab(46.95% 0.129 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(46.95% 0.146 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.1115, 9.2564, 2.9980)
Luminance	0.0925 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2F28 #28959C

analogous

#9C285B #9C2F28 #9C6928

triadic

#9C2F28 #289C2F #2F289C

tetradic

#9C2F28 #5B9C28 #28959C #69289C

square

#9C2F28 #5B9C28 #28959C #69289C

split-complementary

#9C2F28 #289C69 #285B9C

monochromatic

#3B120F #6B201C #9C2F28 #CB3F36 #D86D67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.37

#9C2F28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#9C2F28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2F28

7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2F28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2F28	1.00	7.37	2.85	7.37
#FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4726

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0C2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2f28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 47, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.146 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16e62',
    500: '#9c2f28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2f28;
$custom-light: #c16e62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2f28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.621,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46951,
    "c": 0.14578,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2F28

secondary

#62B8BE

accent

#D9E245

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECEA

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140805

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2F28

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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