#9F2231#9F2231

#9F2231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.160 H 20.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F2231
RGB	rgb(159, 34, 49)
HSL	hsl(353, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(353, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 69.2%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.48, 50.85, 23.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.48, 56.02, 24.81°)
OKLab	oklab(46.36% 0.1501 0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(46.36% 0.16 20.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.4262, 8.7391, 3.7797)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F2231 #229F90

analogous

#9F226F #9F2231 #9F5122

triadic

#9F2231 #319F22 #22319F

tetradic

#9F2231 #6F9F22 #229F90 #51229F

square

#9F2231 #6F9F22 #229F90 #51229F

split-complementary

#9F2231 #229F51 #226F9F

monochromatic

#3A0C12 #6D1721 #9F2231 #D12D41 #DD5F6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#9F2231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9F2231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F2231

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F2231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F2231	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474331

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f2231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 34, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.160 20.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36969',
    500: '#9f2231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f2231;
$custom-light: #c36969;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f2231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.8,
    "s": 64.767,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46357,
    "c": 0.15987,
    "h": 20.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F2231

secondary

#5BC1B5

accent

#E8D440

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F2231

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

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