#9F2228#9F2228

#9F2228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.161 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F2228
RGB	rgb(159, 34, 40)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 74.8%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.34, 50.42, 28.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.34, 58.14, 29.86°)
OKLab	oklab(46.21% 0.1467 0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(46.21% 0.161 24)
XYZ	xyz(15.2549, 8.6706, 2.8774)
Luminance	0.0867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F2228 #229F99

analogous

#9F2266 #9F2228 #9F5A22

triadic

#9F2228 #289F22 #22289F

tetradic

#9F2228 #669F22 #229F99 #5A229F

square

#9F2228 #669F22 #229F99 #5A229F

split-complementary

#9F2228 #229F5A #22669F

monochromatic

#3A0C0F #6D171B #9F2228 #D12D35 #DD5F65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#9F2228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9F2228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F2228

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F2228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F2228	1.00	7.68	2.73	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484227

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f2228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 34, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.161 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46962',
    500: '#9f2228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f2228;
$custom-light: #c46962;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f2228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.12,
    "s": 64.767,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46214,
    "c": 0.16057,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.08668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F2228

secondary

#5BC1BD

accent

#E8E040

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBEA

border

#D3C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F2228

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

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