#9F2222#9F2222

#9F2222 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.161 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F2222
RGB	rgb(159, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 78.6%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.27, 50.18, 32.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.27, 59.77, 32.90°)
OKLab	oklab(46.14% 0.1446 0.0714)
OKLCH	oklch(46.14% 0.161 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.1607, 8.6329, 2.3811)
Luminance	0.0863 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F2222 #229F9F

analogous

#9F2260 #9F2222 #9F6022

triadic

#9F2222 #229F22 #22229F

tetradic

#9F2222 #609F22 #229F9F #60229F

square

#9F2222 #609F22 #229F9F #60229F

split-complementary

#9F2222 #229F60 #22609F

monochromatic

#3A0C0C #6D1717 #9F2222 #D12D2D #DD5F5F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#9F2222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9F2222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F2222

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F2222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F2222	1.00	7.70	2.73	7.70
#FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494220

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f2222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.161 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4695d',
    500: '#9f2222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f2222;
$custom-light: #c4695d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f2222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 64.767,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46135,
    "c": 0.16124,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F2222

secondary

#5BC1C1

accent

#E8E840

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F2222

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

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