#9C424E#9C424E

#9C424E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.120 H 14.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C424E
RGB	rgb(156, 66, 78)
HSL	hsl(352, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(352, 58%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.7%, 50%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.44, 38.64, 11.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.44, 40.38, 16.87°)
OKLab	oklab(50.15% 0.1166 0.0298)
OKLCH	oklch(50.15% 0.12 14.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.0349, 11.5164, 8.5320)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C424E #429C90

analogous

#9C427B #9C424E #9C6342

triadic

#9C424E #4E9C42 #424E9C

tetradic

#9C424E #7B9C42 #429C90 #63429C

square

#9C424E #7B9C42 #429C90 #63429C

split-complementary

#9C424E #429C63 #427B9C

monochromatic

#461E23 #713038 #9C424E #BC606C #CE8B94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#9C424E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#9C424E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C424E

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C424E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C424E	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)

#56544E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D664C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA3547

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c424e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.120 14.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7a7f',
    500: '#9c424e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c424e;
$custom-light: #bd7a7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c424e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352,
    "s": 40.541,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50151,
    "c": 0.12036,
    "h": 14.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C424E

secondary

#81B9B1

accent

#D0C057

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F8EEEE

border

#D1C9C9

text

#13090A

muted

#827B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C424E

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

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