#9C3239#9C3239

#9C3239 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.141 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C3239
RGB	rgb(156, 50, 57)
HSL	hsl(356, 51%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(356, 68%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 63.5%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.20, 44.39, 20.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.20, 48.91, 24.82°)
OKLab	oklab(47.58% 0.1316 0.0494)
OKLCH	oklch(47.58% 0.141 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5910, 9.6467, 4.9111)
Luminance	0.0964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C3239 #329C95

analogous

#9C326E #9C3239 #9C6032

triadic

#9C3239 #399C32 #32399C

tetradic

#9C3239 #6E9C32 #329C95 #60329C

square

#9C3239 #6E9C32 #329C95 #60329C

split-complementary

#9C3239 #329C60 #326E9C

monochromatic

#3F1417 #6E2328 #9C3239 #C4474F #D3757C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#9C3239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#9C3239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C3239

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C3239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C3239	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4938

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696036

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB1935

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c3239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 50, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.141 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf706f',
    500: '#9c3239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c3239;
$custom-light: #bf706f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c3239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.038,
    "s": 51.456,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47581,
    "c": 0.14054,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C3239

secondary

#6FBBB6

accent

#DBD24D

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EDEC

border

#D1C8C7

text

#130807

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C3239

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

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