#9F2227#9F2227

#9F2227 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.161 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F2227
RGB	rgb(159, 34, 39)
HSL	hsl(358, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 75.5%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.33, 50.38, 29.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.33, 58.40, 30.39°)
OKLab	oklab(46.2% 0.1463 0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(46.2% 0.161 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.2381, 8.6639, 2.7890)
Luminance	0.0866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F2227 #229F9A

analogous

#9F2265 #9F2227 #9F5B22

triadic

#9F2227 #279F22 #22279F

tetradic

#9F2227 #659F22 #229F9A #5B229F

square

#9F2227 #659F22 #229F9A #5B229F

split-complementary

#9F2227 #229F5B #22659F

monochromatic

#3A0C0E #6D171B #9F2227 #D12D33 #DD5F64

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#9F2227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9F2227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F2227

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F2227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F2227	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484226

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f2227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 34, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.161 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46961',
    500: '#9f2227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f2227;
$custom-light: #c46961;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f2227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.6,
    "s": 64.767,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.462,
    "c": 0.16067,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F2227

secondary

#5BC1BD

accent

#E8E140

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F2227

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

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