#9C3E2E#9C3E2E
#9C3E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.129 H 31.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C3E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 62, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 70.5%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.09, 38.19, 29.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.09, 48.29, 37.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.95% 0.1099 0.068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.95% 0.129 31.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9277, 10.7126, 3.8132) |
| Luminance | 0.1071 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.35
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.44
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.81
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.78
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 6.02
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C3E2E #2E8C9C
analogous
#9C2E55 #9C3E2E #9C752E
triadic
#9C3E2E #2E9C3E #3E2E9C
tetradic
#9C3E2E #559C2E #2E8C9C #752E9C
square
#9C3E2E #559C2E #2E8C9C #752E9C
split-complementary
#9C3E2E #2E9C75 #2E559C
monochromatic
#3D1812 #6D2B20 #9C3E2E #C75440 #D57E70
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.68
#9C3E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.14
#9C3E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C3E2E
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C3E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C3E2E | 1.00 | 6.68 | 3.14 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#574F2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E642B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB2A3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c3e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 62, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.129 31.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c07767',
500: '#9c3e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c3e2e; $custom-light: #c07767; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c3e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 62,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.727,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48946,
"c": 0.12922,
"h": 31.8
},
"luminance": 0.1071
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C3E2E
secondary
#6AB0BC
accent
#C8DE4A
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EDEB
border
#D1C8C6
text
#130906
muted
#827B7A