#9F231E#9F231E

#9F231E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.161 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F231E
RGB	rgb(159, 35, 30)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 81.1%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.34, 49.72, 34.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.34, 60.71, 35.02°)
OKLab	oklab(46.17% 0.1423 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(46.17% 0.161 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.1353, 8.6691, 2.1044)
Luminance	0.0867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F231E #1E9A9F

analogous

#9F1E59 #9F231E #9F641E

triadic

#9F231E #1E9F23 #231E9F

tetradic

#9F231E #599F1E #1E9A9F #641E9F

square

#9F231E #599F1E #1E9A9F #641E9F

split-complementary

#9F231E #1E9F64 #1E599F

monochromatic

#380C0B #6C1814 #9F231E #D22E28 #DF5D58

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#9F231E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9F231E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F231E

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F231E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F231E	1.00	7.68	2.73	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A421C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D18

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f231e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 35, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.161 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4695b',
    500: '#9f231e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f231e;
$custom-light: #c4695b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f231e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.326,
    "s": 68.254,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46174,
    "c": 0.16098,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F231E

secondary

#56BFC3

accent

#E4EB3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#150704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F231E

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