#9C3243#9C3243

#9C3243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.140 H 14.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C3243
RGB	rgb(156, 50, 67)
HSL	hsl(350, 51%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(350, 68%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 57.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.40, 45.12, 14.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.40, 47.39, 17.80°)
OKLab	oklab(47.8% 0.1357 0.036)
OKLCH	oklch(47.8% 0.14 14.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.8655, 9.7565, 6.3568)
Luminance	0.0975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C3243 #329C8B

analogous

#9C3278 #9C3243 #9C5632

triadic

#9C3243 #439C32 #32439C

tetradic

#9C3243 #789C32 #329C8B #56329C

square

#9C3243 #789C32 #329C8B #56329C

split-complementary

#9C3243 #329C56 #32789C

monochromatic

#3F141B #6E232F #9C3243 #C4475B #D37584

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#9C3243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#9C3243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C3243

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C3243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C3243	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4A43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676040

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB1C39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c3243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 50, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.140 14.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7176',
    500: '#9c3243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c3243;
$custom-light: #bf7176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c3243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.377,
    "s": 51.456,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47796,
    "c": 0.14038,
    "h": 14.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C3243

secondary

#6FBBAF

accent

#DBC44D

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F8EDED

border

#D1C8C8

text

#130808

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C3243

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

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