#9D242C#9D242C

#9D242C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.157 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D242C
RGB	rgb(157, 36, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 72%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.23, 49.33, 26.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.23, 55.88, 28.02°)
OKLab	oklab(46.08% 0.1444 0.0604)
OKLCH	oklch(46.08% 0.157 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.9918, 8.6140, 3.2557)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D242C #249D95

analogous

#9D2468 #9D242C #9D5824

triadic

#9D242C #2C9D24 #242C9D

tetradic

#9D242C #689D24 #249D95 #58249D

square

#9D242C #689D24 #249D95 #58249D

split-complementary

#9D242C #249D58 #24689D

monochromatic

#390D10 #6B191E #9D242C #CF2F3A #DB6169

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#9D242C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9D242C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D242C

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D242C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D242C	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48422B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665C28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d242c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 36, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.157 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a65',
    500: '#9d242c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d242c;
$custom-light: #c26a65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d242c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.033,
    "s": 62.694,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46077,
    "c": 0.15651,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D242C

secondary

#5DC0B9

accent

#E6DB42

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D242C

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

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