#9C3D27#9C3D27
#9C3D27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.132 H 34.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C3D27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 61, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 60%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 75%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 75%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.82, 38.33, 33.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.82, 50.75, 40.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.71% 0.1089 0.0747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.71% 0.132 34.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7469, 10.5540, 3.1270) |
| Luminance | 0.1055 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.66
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 1.76
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 5.04
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.40
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 5.68
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C3D27 #27869C
analogous
#9C274B #9C3D27 #9C7727
triadic
#9C3D27 #279C3D #3D279C
tetradic
#9C3D27 #4B9C27 #27869C #77279C
square
#9C3D27 #4B9C27 #27869C #77279C
split-complementary
#9C3D27 #279C77 #274B9C
monochromatic
#3A170F #6B2A1B #9C3D27 #CC5134 #D87B65
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.75
#9C3D27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.11
#9C3D27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C3D27
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C3D27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C3D27 | 1.00 | 6.75 | 3.11 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#574E24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F6324
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC2738
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c3d27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 61, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.132 34.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c07662',
500: '#9c3d27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c3d27; $custom-light: #c07662; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c3d27",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 61,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.282,
"s": 60,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48712,
"c": 0.13202,
"h": 34.4
},
"luminance": 0.10552
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C3D27
secondary
#61ADBE
accent
#C5E345
background
#FCF7F5
surface
#F9EDEA
border
#D2C8C6
text
#140905
muted
#827B79