#9C3236#9C3236

#9C3236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.141 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C3236
RGB	rgb(156, 50, 54)
HSL	hsl(358, 51%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(358, 68%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 65.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.15, 44.20, 22.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.15, 49.52, 26.81°)
OKLab	oklab(47.52% 0.1304 0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(47.52% 0.141 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.5183, 9.6176, 4.5286)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C3236 #329C98

analogous

#9C326B #9C3236 #9C6332

triadic

#9C3236 #369C32 #32369C

tetradic

#9C3236 #6B9C32 #329C98 #63329C

square

#9C3236 #6B9C32 #329C98 #63329C

split-complementary

#9C3236 #329C63 #326B9C

monochromatic

#3F1416 #6E2326 #9C3236 #C4474C #D37579

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#9C3236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#9C3236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C3236

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C3236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C3236	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4935

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696033

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB1834

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c3236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 50, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.141 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0706d',
    500: '#9c3236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c3236;
$custom-light: #c0706d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c3236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.736,
    "s": 51.456,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47523,
    "c": 0.14079,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C3236

secondary

#6FBBB8

accent

#DBD64D

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EDEB

border

#D1C8C6

text

#130807

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C3236

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

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