#9C3232#9C3232

#9C3232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.141 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C3232
RGB	rgb(156, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(0, 51%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(0, 68%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 67.9%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.08, 43.95, 24.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.08, 50.43, 29.37°)
OKLab	oklab(47.45% 0.1288 0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(47.45% 0.141 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.4282, 9.5816, 4.0540)
Luminance	0.0958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C3232 #329C9C

analogous

#9C3267 #9C3232 #9C6732

triadic

#9C3232 #329C32 #32329C

tetradic

#9C3232 #679C32 #329C9C #67329C

square

#9C3232 #679C32 #329C9C #67329C

split-complementary

#9C3232 #329C67 #32679C

monochromatic

#3F1414 #6E2323 #9C3232 #C44747 #D37575

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#9C3232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#9C3232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C3232

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C3232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C3232	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4931

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#69602F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB1733

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c3232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.141 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0706a',
    500: '#9c3232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c3232;
$custom-light: #c0706a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c3232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 51.456,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47452,
    "c": 0.14124,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C3232

secondary

#6FBBBB

accent

#DBDB4D

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F9EDEB

border

#D2C8C6

text

#140806

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C3232

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

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