#9F1C23#9F1C23
#9F1C23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.166 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F1C23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 28, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 70%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82.4%, 78%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.65, 51.99, 31.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.65, 60.64, 30.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.68% 0.1505 0.0689) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.68% 0.166 24.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0185, 8.3252, 2.4059) |
| Luminance | 0.0832 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.51
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.73
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.56
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.38
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.87
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F1C23 #1C9F98
analogous
#9F1C65 #9F1C23 #9F571C
triadic
#9F1C23 #239F1C #1C239F
tetradic
#9F1C23 #659F1C #1C9F98 #571C9F
square
#9F1C23 #659F1C #1C9F98 #571C9F
split-complementary
#9F1C23 #1C9F57 #1C659F
monochromatic
#370A0C #6B1318 #9F1C23 #D3252E #E1545C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.88
#9F1C23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.66
#9F1C23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F1C23
7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F1C23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F1C23 | 1.00 | 7.88 | 2.66 | 7.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#464022
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF0020
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f1c23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 28, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.166 24.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4675e',
500: '#9f1c23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f1c23; $custom-light: #c4675e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f1c23",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 28,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.794,
"s": 70.053,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45681,
"c": 0.16556,
"h": 24.6
},
"luminance": 0.08323
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F1C23
secondary
#53C4BE
accent
#EDE33B
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79