#9F222B#9F222B

#9F222B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.160 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F222B
RGB	rgb(159, 34, 43)
HSL	hsl(356, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 73%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.38, 50.55, 27.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.38, 57.39, 28.24°)
OKLab	oklab(46.26% 0.1478 0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(46.26% 0.16 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.3079, 8.6918, 3.1567)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F222B #229F96

analogous

#9F2269 #9F222B #9F5722

triadic

#9F222B #2B9F22 #222B9F

tetradic

#9F222B #699F22 #229F96 #57229F

square

#9F222B #699F22 #229F96 #57229F

split-complementary

#9F222B #229F57 #22699F

monochromatic

#3A0C10 #6D171D #9F222B #D12D39 #DD5F68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#9F222B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9F222B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F222B

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F222B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F222B	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48422A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f222b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 34, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.160 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46964',
    500: '#9f222b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f222b;
$custom-light: #c46964;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f222b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.68,
    "s": 64.767,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46258,
    "c": 0.16028,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F222B

secondary

#5BC1BA

accent

#E8DC40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAEBEB

border

#D3C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F222B

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

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