#9C424A#9C424A

#9C424A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.120 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C424A
RGB	rgb(156, 66, 74)
HSL	hsl(355, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(355, 58%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.7%, 52.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 38.27, 14.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 40.78, 20.21°)
OKLab	oklab(50.05% 0.115 0.0354)
OKLCH	oklch(50.05% 0.12 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.8959, 11.4608, 7.7996)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C424A #429C94

analogous

#9C4277 #9C424A #9C6742

triadic

#9C424A #4A9C42 #424A9C

tetradic

#9C424A #779C42 #429C94 #67429C

square

#9C424A #779C42 #429C94 #67429C

split-complementary

#9C424A #429C67 #42779C

monochromatic

#461E21 #713036 #9C424A #BC6068 #CE8B91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#9C424A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#9C424A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C424A

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C424A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C424A	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#56544A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6648

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA3445

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c424a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.120 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7a7c',
    500: '#9c424a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c424a;
$custom-light: #be7a7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c424a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.667,
    "s": 40.541,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50053,
    "c": 0.12029,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C424A

secondary

#81B9B4

accent

#D0C657

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F8EEEE

border

#D1C9C9

text

#130909

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C424A

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

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