#9F231A#9F231A

#9F231A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.162 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F231A
RGB	rgb(159, 35, 26)
HSL	hsl(4, 72%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(4, 84%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 83.6%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.30, 49.60, 37.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.30, 61.89, 36.73°)
OKLab	oklab(46.13% 0.1411 0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(46.13% 0.162 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0874, 8.6500, 1.8523)
Luminance	0.0865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F231A #1A969F

analogous

#9F1A54 #9F231A #9F661A

triadic

#9F231A #1A9F23 #231A9F

tetradic

#9F231A #549F1A #1A969F #661A9F

square

#9F231A #549F1A #1A969F #661A9F

split-complementary

#9F231A #1A9F66 #1A549F

monochromatic

#360C09 #6A1711 #9F231A #D42F23 #E35B51

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#9F231A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9F231A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F231A

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F231A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F231A	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)

#4A4217

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D13

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f231a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 35, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.162 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56958',
    500: '#9f231a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f231a;
$custom-light: #c56958;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f231a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.06,
    "s": 71.892,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46134,
    "c": 0.16151,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F231A

secondary

#50BDC5

accent

#E2EF39

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#150703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F231A

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

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