#9F221C#9F221C

#9F221C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.162 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F221C
RGB	rgb(159, 34, 28)
HSL	hsl(3, 70%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(3, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 82.4%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.20, 49.98, 35.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.20, 61.49, 35.64°)
OKLab	oklab(46.07% 0.1427 0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(46.07% 0.162 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.0815, 8.6012, 1.9645)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F221C #1C999F

analogous

#9F1C58 #9F221C #9F641C

triadic

#9F221C #1C9F22 #221C9F

tetradic

#9F221C #589F1C #1C999F #641C9F

square

#9F221C #589F1C #1C999F #641C9F

split-complementary

#9F221C #1C9F64 #1C589F

monochromatic

#370C0A #6B1713 #9F221C #D32D25 #E15B54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#9F221C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#9F221C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F221C

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F221C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F221C	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)

#49411A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f221c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 34, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.162 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56959',
    500: '#9f221c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f221c;
$custom-light: #c56959;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f221c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.748,
    "s": 70.053,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46068,
    "c": 0.16201,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F221C

secondary

#53BFC4

accent

#E5ED3B

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#150703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F221C

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

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