#9C3823#9C3823
#9C3823 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.138 H 33.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C3823 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 56, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 78%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.1%, 77.6%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.88, 40.52, 34.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.88, 53.21, 40.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.99% 0.1149 0.0763) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.99% 0.138 33.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4295, 10.0198, 2.7113) |
| Luminance | 0.1002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 0.72
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 0.98
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.34
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 4.79
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.09
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C3823 #23879C
analogous
#9C234B #9C3823 #9C7423
triadic
#9C3823 #239C38 #38239C
tetradic
#9C3823 #4B9C23 #23879C #74239C
square
#9C3823 #4B9C23 #23879C #74239C
split-complementary
#9C3823 #239C74 #234B9C
monochromatic
#38140D #6A2618 #9C3823 #CE4A2E #DB745E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#9C3823 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#9C3823 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C3823
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C3823 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C3823 | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#544B20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D611F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC1E34
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c3823; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 56, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.138 33.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1735f',
500: '#9c3823',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c3823; $custom-light: #c1735f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c3823",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 56,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.413,
"s": 63.351,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47988,
"c": 0.13793,
"h": 33.6
},
"luminance": 0.10018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C3823
secondary
#5BAEC0
accent
#CAE641
background
#FCF7F5
surface
#F9EDE9
border
#D2C8C5
text
#140804
muted
#827B79