#9C452B#9C452B

#9C452B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.123 H 37.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C452B
RGB	rgb(156, 69, 43)
HSL	hsl(14, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(14, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.8%, 72.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.41, 34.50, 32.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.41, 47.60, 43.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.93% 0.0979 0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(49.93% 0.123 37.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.2761, 11.5007, 3.6478)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C452B #2B829C

analogous

#9C2B4A #9C452B #9C7E2B

triadic

#9C452B #2B9C45 #452B9C

tetradic

#9C452B #4A9C2B #2B829C #7E2B9C

square

#9C452B #4A9C2B #2B829C #7E2B9C

split-complementary

#9C452B #2B9C7E #2B4A9C

monochromatic

#3C1B11 #6C301E #9C452B #C95C3B #D6846B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#9C452B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#9C452B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C452B

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C452B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C452B	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)

#5D5328

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB333F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c452b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 69, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.123 37.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7b65',
    500: '#9c452b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c452b;
$custom-light: #bf7b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c452b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.805,
    "s": 56.784,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49933,
    "c": 0.12298,
    "h": 37.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C452B

secondary

#66A9BD

accent

#BDE048

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EEEB

border

#D1C9C6

text

#130906

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C452B

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

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