#9C472D#9C472D

#9C472D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.120 H 37.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C472D
RGB	rgb(156, 71, 45)
HSL	hsl(14, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(14, 71%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 71.2%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.84, 33.57, 32.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.84, 46.48, 43.76°)
OKLab	oklab(50.27% 0.0954 0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(50.27% 0.12 37.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.4388, 11.7659, 3.8875)
Luminance	0.1176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C472D #2D829C

analogous

#9C2D4B #9C472D #9C7F2D

triadic

#9C472D #2D9C47 #472D9C

tetradic

#9C472D #4B9C2D #2D829C #7F2D9C

square

#9C472D #4B9C2D #2D829C #7F2D9C

split-complementary

#9C472D #2D9C7F #2D4B9C

monochromatic

#3D1C12 #6D311F #9C472D #C85F3F #D5866E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#9C472D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#9C472D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C472D

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C472D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C472D	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E552A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#73672B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB3641

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c472d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 71, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.120 37.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7c67',
    500: '#9c472d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c472d;
$custom-light: #bf7c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c472d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.054,
    "s": 55.224,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50268,
    "c": 0.12039,
    "h": 37.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C472D

secondary

#68A9BC

accent

#BCDF49

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EEEB

border

#D1C9C6

text

#130A06

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C472D

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