#9F161B#9F161B

#9F161B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.170 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F161B
RGB	rgb(159, 22, 27)
HSL	hsl(358, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(358, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 86.2%, 83%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.04, 53.22, 35.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.04, 63.84, 33.52°)
OKLab	oklab(45.2% 0.1527 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(45.2% 0.17 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.7847, 8.0263, 1.8075)
Luminance	0.0802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F161B #169F9A

analogous

#9F165F #9F161B #9F5516

triadic

#9F161B #1B9F16 #161B9F

tetradic

#9F161B #5F9F16 #169F9A #55169F

square

#9F161B #5F9F16 #169F9A #55169F

split-complementary

#9F161B #169F55 #165F9F

monochromatic

#330709 #690F12 #9F161B #D51D24 #E64A4F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#9F161B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#9F161B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F161B

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F161B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F161B	1.00	8.06	2.60	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453D19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665A14

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B0001A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f161b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 22, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.170 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56558',
    500: '#9f161b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f161b;
$custom-light: #c56558;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f161b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.81,
    "s": 75.691,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45199,
    "c": 0.17014,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F161B

secondary

#4AC7C3

accent

#F2EB36

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#150603

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F161B

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

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