#9C3525#9C3525
#9C3525 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.140 H 31.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C3525 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 53, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 62%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 76%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66%, 76.3%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.39, 41.98, 32.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.39, 53.30, 38.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.63% 0.1198 0.0733) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.63% 0.14 31.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3190, 9.7499, 2.8252) |
| Luminance | 0.0975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 0.98
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 1.23
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.11
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.64
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.81
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C3525 #258C9C
analogous
#9C2551 #9C3525 #9C7025
triadic
#9C3525 #259C35 #35259C
tetradic
#9C3525 #519C25 #258C9C #70259C
square
#9C3525 #519C25 #258C9C #70259C
split-complementary
#9C3525 #259C70 #25519C
monochromatic
#39130E #6B2419 #9C3525 #CD4631 #DA7262
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.12
#9C3525 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.95
#9C3525 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C3525
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C3525 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C3525 | 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)
#524A23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C6021
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC1932
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c3525; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 53, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.140 31.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c17260',
500: '#9c3525',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c3525; $custom-light: #c17260; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c3525",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 53,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.067,
"s": 61.658,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47627,
"c": 0.14044,
"h": 31.4
},
"luminance": 0.09748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C3525
secondary
#5EB2BF
accent
#CFE543
background
#FCF7F5
surface
#F9EDE9
border
#D2C8C5
text
#140805
muted
#827B79