#9F2323#9F2323

#9F2323 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.160 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F2323
RGB	rgb(159, 35, 35)
HSL	hsl(0, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 78%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.39, 49.90, 32.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.39, 59.28, 32.68°)
OKLab	oklab(46.23% 0.1439 0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(46.23% 0.16 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.2043, 8.6967, 2.4679)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F2323 #239F9F

analogous

#9F2361 #9F2323 #9F6123

triadic

#9F2323 #239F23 #23239F

tetradic

#9F2323 #619F23 #239F9F #61239F

square

#9F2323 #619F23 #239F9F #61239F

split-complementary

#9F2323 #239F61 #23619F

monochromatic

#3B0D0D #6D1818 #9F2323 #D12E2E #DC6060

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#9F2323 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#9F2323 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F2323

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F2323	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F2323	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494221

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f2323;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 35, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.160 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4695e',
    500: '#9f2323',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f2323;
$custom-light: #c4695e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f2323",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46232,
    "c": 0.16033,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08694
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F2323

secondary

#5DC1C1

accent

#E7E741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F2323

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

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