#9C472B#9C472B

#9C472B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.121 H 38.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C472B
RGB	rgb(156, 71, 43)
HSL	hsl(15, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(15, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 72.4%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 33.46, 33.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 47.17, 44.81°)
OKLab	oklab(50.24% 0.0947 0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(50.24% 0.121 38.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.4012, 11.7509, 3.6895)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C472B #2B809C

analogous

#9C2B48 #9C472B #9C802B

triadic

#9C472B #2B9C47 #472B9C

tetradic

#9C472B #489C2B #2B809C #802B9C

square

#9C472B #489C2B #2B809C #802B9C

split-complementary

#9C472B #2B9C80 #2B489C

monochromatic

#3C1B11 #6C311E #9C472B #C95E3B #D6866B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#9C472B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#9C472B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C472B

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C472B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C472B	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5528

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB3541

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c472b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 71, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.121 38.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7c65',
    500: '#9c472b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c472b;
$custom-light: #bf7c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c472b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.867,
    "s": 56.784,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50242,
    "c": 0.12106,
    "h": 38.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C472B

secondary

#66A7BD

accent

#BAE048

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EEEB

border

#D1C9C6

text

#130A06

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C472B

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

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