#9F2121#9F2121

#9F2121 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.162 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F2121
RGB	rgb(159, 33, 33)
HSL	hsl(0, 66%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 79.2%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.14, 50.46, 32.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.14, 60.25, 33.12°)
OKLab	oklab(46.04% 0.1452 0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(46.04% 0.162 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.1183, 8.5709, 2.2969)
Luminance	0.0857 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F2121 #219F9F

analogous

#9F2160 #9F2121 #9F6021

triadic

#9F2121 #219F21 #21219F

tetradic

#9F2121 #609F21 #219F9F #60219F

square

#9F2121 #609F21 #219F9F #60219F

split-complementary

#9F2121 #219F60 #21609F

monochromatic

#3A0C0C #6C1616 #9F2121 #D22C2C #DD5D5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#9F2121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#9F2121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F2121

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F2121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F2121	1.00	7.74	2.71	7.74
#FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48411F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f2121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 33, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.162 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4685d',
    500: '#9f2121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f2121;
$custom-light: #c4685d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f2121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 65.625,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4604,
    "c": 0.16214,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F2121

secondary

#5AC2C2

accent

#E9E93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F2121

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

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