#9C371D#9C371D

#9C371D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.140 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C371D
RGB	rgb(156, 55, 29)
HSL	hsl(12, 69%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(12, 81%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 81.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.65, 40.76, 37.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.65, 55.37, 42.60°)
OKLab	oklab(47.8% 0.1145 0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(47.8% 0.14 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.3000, 9.8912, 2.2657)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C371D #1D829C

analogous

#9C1D43 #9C371D #9C771D

triadic

#9C371D #1D9C37 #371D9C

tetradic

#9C371D #439C1D #1D829C #771D9C

square

#9C371D #439C1D #1D829C #771D9C

split-complementary

#9C371D #1D9C77 #1D439C

monochromatic

#35130A #682513 #9C371D #D04927 #DF7154

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#9C371D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#9C371D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C371D

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C371D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C371D	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544A19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6119

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AC1C32

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c371d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 55, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.140 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1735b',
    500: '#9c371d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c371d;
$custom-light: #c1735b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c371d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.283,
    "s": 68.649,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47795,
    "c": 0.14025,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C371D

secondary

#52ABC2

accent

#C8EB3C

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F9EDE9

border

#D2C8C5

text

#140804

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C371D

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

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