#9C2F40#9C2F40
#9C2F40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.144 H 15.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C2F40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 47, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 70%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 59%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.88, 46.14, 15.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.88, 48.73, 18.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.39% 0.1384 0.0387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.39% 0.144 15.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.6537, 9.4733, 5.8537) |
| Luminance | 0.0947 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.82
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.05
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.21
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.37
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.38
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C2F40 #2F9C8B
analogous
#9C2F77 #9C2F40 #9C542F
triadic
#9C2F40 #409C2F #2F409C
tetradic
#9C2F40 #779C2F #2F9C8B #542F9C
square
#9C2F40 #779C2F #2F9C8B #542F9C
split-complementary
#9C2F40 #2F9C54 #2F779C
monochromatic
#3E1319 #6D212D #9C2F40 #C64257 #D47181
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.26
#9C2F40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.89
#9C2F40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C2F40
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C2F40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C2F40 | 1.00 | 7.26 | 2.89 | 7.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4840
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675F3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB1636
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c2f40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 47, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.144 15.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf6f74',
500: '#9c2f40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c2f40; $custom-light: #bf6f74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c2f40",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 47,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.642,
"s": 53.695,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47386,
"c": 0.14374,
"h": 15.6
},
"luminance": 0.09471
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C2F40
secondary
#6BBCAF
accent
#DDC64B
background
#FCF7F7
surface
#F8EDED
border
#D1C8C8
text
#130808
muted
#827B7B