#9C424C#9C424C

#9C424C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.120 H 15.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C424C
RGB	rgb(156, 66, 76)
HSL	hsl(353, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(353, 58%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.7%, 51.3%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 38.45, 12.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 40.56, 18.55°)
OKLab	oklab(50.1% 0.1158 0.0326)
OKLCH	oklch(50.1% 0.12 15.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.9643, 11.4881, 8.1601)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9C424C #429C92

analogous

#9C4279 #9C424C #9C6542

triadic

#9C424C #4C9C42 #424C9C

tetradic

#9C424C #799C42 #429C92 #65429C

square

#9C424C #799C42 #429C92 #65429C

split-complementary

#9C424C #429C65 #42799C

monochromatic

#461E22 #713037 #9C424C #BC606A #CE8B92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#9C424C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#9C424C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C424C

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C424C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C424C	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#56544C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D664A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA3546

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c424c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.120 15.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7a7d',
    500: '#9c424c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c424c;
$custom-light: #be7a7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c424c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.333,
    "s": 40.541,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50101,
    "c": 0.1203,
    "h": 15.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C424C

secondary

#81B9B3

accent

#D0C357

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F8EEEE

border

#D1C9C9

text

#130909

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C424C

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

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