#9F231F#9F231F

#9F231F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.161 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F231F
RGB	rgb(159, 35, 31)
HSL	hsl(2, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 80.5%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.35, 49.76, 34.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.35, 60.42, 34.57°)
OKLab	oklab(46.18% 0.1426 0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(46.18% 0.161 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1483, 8.6743, 2.1728)
Luminance	0.0867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F231F #1F9B9F

analogous

#9F1F5B #9F231F #9F631F

triadic

#9F231F #1F9F23 #231F9F

tetradic

#9F231F #5B9F1F #1F9B9F #631F9F

square

#9F231F #5B9F1F #1F9B9F #631F9F

split-complementary

#9F231F #1F9F63 #1F5B9F

monochromatic

#390C0B #6C1815 #9F231F #D22E29 #DF5E5A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#9F231F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#9F231F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F231F

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F231F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F231F	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)

#4A421D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f231f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 35, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.161 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4695b',
    500: '#9f231f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f231f;
$custom-light: #c4695b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f231f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.875,
    "s": 67.368,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46185,
    "c": 0.16084,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F231F

secondary

#57BFC3

accent

#E5EA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F231F

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

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