#9F221B#9F221B

#9F221B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.162 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F221B
RGB	rgb(159, 34, 27)
HSL	hsl(3, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(3, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 83%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.20, 49.95, 36.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.20, 61.79, 36.06°)
OKLab	oklab(46.06% 0.1424 0.0776)
OKLCH	oklch(46.06% 0.162 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.0698, 8.5965, 1.9025)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F221B #1B989F

analogous

#9F1B56 #9F221B #9F641B

triadic

#9F221B #1B9F22 #221B9F

tetradic

#9F221B #569F1B #1B989F #641B9F

square

#9F221B #569F1B #1B989F #641B9F

split-complementary

#9F221B #1B9F64 #1B569F

monochromatic

#360C09 #6B1712 #9F221B #D32D24 #E25A53

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#9F221B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9F221B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F221B

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F221B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F221B	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494118

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D14

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f221b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 34, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.162 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56959',
    500: '#9f221b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f221b;
$custom-light: #c56959;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f221b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.182,
    "s": 70.968,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46058,
    "c": 0.16213,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F221B

secondary

#51BEC5

accent

#E4EE3A

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#150703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F221B

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

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