#9C424D#9C424D

#9C424D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.120 H 15.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C424D
RGB	rgb(156, 66, 77)
HSL	hsl(353, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(353, 58%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.7%, 50.6%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.41, 38.55, 12.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.41, 40.47, 17.71°)
OKLab	oklab(50.13% 0.1162 0.0312)
OKLCH	oklch(50.13% 0.12 15)
XYZ	xyz(16.9994, 11.5021, 8.3447)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C424D #429C91

analogous

#9C427A #9C424D #9C6442

triadic

#9C424D #4D9C42 #424D9C

tetradic

#9C424D #7A9C42 #429C91 #64429C

square

#9C424D #7A9C42 #429C91 #64429C

split-complementary

#9C424D #429C64 #427A9C

monochromatic

#461E23 #713038 #9C424D #BC606B #CE8B93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#9C424D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#9C424D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C424D

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C424D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C424D	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#56544D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D664B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA3546

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c424d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.120 15.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7a7e',
    500: '#9c424d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c424d;
$custom-light: #bd7a7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c424d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.667,
    "s": 40.541,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50126,
    "c": 0.12032,
    "h": 15
  },
  "luminance": 0.115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C424D

secondary

#81B9B2

accent

#D0C257

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F8EEEE

border

#D1C9C9

text

#13090A

muted

#827B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C424D

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

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