#9C2F29#9C2F29

#9C2F29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.146 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C2F29
RGB	rgb(156, 47, 41)
HSL	hsl(3, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(3, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 73.7%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.49, 44.74, 29.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.49, 53.59, 33.40°)
OKLab	oklab(46.97% 0.1293 0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(46.97% 0.146 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.1287, 9.2633, 3.0888)
Luminance	0.0926 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C2F29 #29969C

analogous

#9C295C #9C2F29 #9C6829

triadic

#9C2F29 #299C2F #2F299C

tetradic

#9C2F29 #5C9C29 #29969C #68299C

square

#9C2F29 #5C9C29 #29969C #68299C

split-complementary

#9C2F29 #299C68 #295C9C

monochromatic

#3B1210 #6C201C #9C2F29 #CB3F38 #D76E68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#9C2F29 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#9C2F29 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C2F29

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C2F29	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C2F29	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4727

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC0C2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c2f29;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 47, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.146 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16e63',
    500: '#9c2f29',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c2f29;
$custom-light: #c16e63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c2f29",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.13,
    "s": 58.376,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46965,
    "c": 0.14561,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C2F29

secondary

#63B9BE

accent

#D9E246

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9ECEA

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140805

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C2F29

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

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