#9F231C#9F231C

#9F231C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.161 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F231C
RGB	rgb(159, 35, 28)
HSL	hsl(3, 70%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(3, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 82.4%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.32, 49.66, 35.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.32, 61.30, 35.90°)
OKLab	oklab(46.15% 0.1417 0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(46.15% 0.161 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.1106, 8.6593, 1.9742)
Luminance	0.0866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F231C #1C989F

analogous

#9F1C57 #9F231C #9F651C

triadic

#9F231C #1C9F23 #231C9F

tetradic

#9F231C #579F1C #1C989F #651C9F

square

#9F231C #579F1C #1C989F #651C9F

split-complementary

#9F231C #1C9F65 #1C579F

monochromatic

#370C0A #6B1813 #9F231C #D32E25 #E15C54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#9F231C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9F231C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F231C

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F231C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F231C	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)

#4A421A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f231c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 35, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.161 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56959',
    500: '#9f231c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f231c;
$custom-light: #c56959;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f231c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.206,
    "s": 70.053,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46154,
    "c": 0.16124,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F231C

secondary

#53BEC4

accent

#E3ED3B

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#150703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F231C

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

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