#9C472E#9C472E
#9C472E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.120 H 37.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C472E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 71, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 54%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 71%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 70.5%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.85, 33.63, 31.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.85, 46.14, 43.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.28% 0.0957 0.0725) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.28% 0.12 37.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4582, 11.7737, 3.9901) |
| Luminance | 0.1177 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.25
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.26
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.85
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.43
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.53
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C472E #2E839C
analogous
#9C2E4C #9C472E #9C7E2E
triadic
#9C472E #2E9C47 #472E9C
tetradic
#9C472E #4C9C2E #2E839C #7E2E9C
square
#9C472E #4C9C2E #2E839C #7E2E9C
split-complementary
#9C472E #2E9C7E #2E4C9C
monochromatic
#3D1C12 #6D3120 #9C472E #C75F40 #D58770
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.26
#9C472E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.35
#9C472E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C472E
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C472E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C472E | 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)
#5E552B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#73672C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB3641
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c472e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 71, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.120 37.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf7c67',
500: '#9c472e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c472e; $custom-light: #bf7c67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c472e",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 71,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.636,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50281,
"c": 0.12006,
"h": 37.1
},
"luminance": 0.11772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C472E
secondary
#6AA9BC
accent
#BCDE4A
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EEEB
border
#D1C9C6
text
#130A06
muted
#827C7A