#9F231D#9F231D

#9F231D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.161 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F231D
RGB	rgb(159, 35, 29)
HSL	hsl(3, 69%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(3, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 81.8%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.33, 49.69, 35.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.33, 61.01, 35.46°)
OKLab	oklab(46.16% 0.142 0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(46.16% 0.161 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.1227, 8.6641, 2.0382)
Luminance	0.0866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F231D #1D999F

analogous

#9F1D58 #9F231D #9F641D

triadic

#9F231D #1D9F23 #231D9F

tetradic

#9F231D #589F1D #1D999F #641D9F

square

#9F231D #589F1D #1D999F #641D9F

split-complementary

#9F231D #1D9F64 #1D589F

monochromatic

#370C0A #6B1814 #9F231D #D32E26 #E05D56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#9F231D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9F231D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F231D

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F231D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F231D	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)

#4A421B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f231d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 35, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.161 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4695a',
    500: '#9f231d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f231d;
$custom-light: #c4695a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f231d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.769,
    "s": 69.149,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46164,
    "c": 0.1611,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08662
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F231D

secondary

#54BEC4

accent

#E4EC3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#150704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F231D

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

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