#9C4243#9C4243

#9C4243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.121 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C4243
RGB	rgb(156, 66, 67)
HSL	hsl(359, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(359, 58%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.7%, 57.1%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.20, 37.66, 18.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.20, 41.84, 25.83°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% 0.1121 0.0449)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.121 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.6730, 11.3716, 6.6260)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C4243 #429C9B

analogous

#9C4270 #9C4243 #9C6E42

triadic

#9C4243 #439C42 #42439C

tetradic

#9C4243 #709C42 #429C9B #6E429C

square

#9C4243 #709C42 #429C9B #6E429C

split-complementary

#9C4243 #429C6E #42709C

monochromatic

#461E1E #713031 #9C4243 #BC6061 #CE8B8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#9C4243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#9C4243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C4243

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C4243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C4243	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585342

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6641

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA3343

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c4243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.121 21.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7a77',
    500: '#9c4243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c4243;
$custom-light: #be7a77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c4243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.333,
    "s": 40.541,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49895,
    "c": 0.1207,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C4243

secondary

#81B9B8

accent

#D0CF57

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F8EEED

border

#D1C9C8

text

#130908

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C4243

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

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