#9F2327#9F2327
#9F2327 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.160 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F2327 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 35, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78%, 75.5%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.44, 50.06, 29.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.44, 58.19, 30.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.29% 0.1453 0.0667) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.29% 0.16 24.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2671, 8.7219, 2.7987) |
| Luminance | 0.0872 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.83
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.64
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.45
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.73
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.79
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F2327 #239F9B
analogous
#9F2365 #9F2327 #9F5D23
triadic
#9F2327 #279F23 #23279F
tetradic
#9F2327 #659F23 #239F9B #5D239F
square
#9F2327 #659F23 #239F9B #5D239F
split-complementary
#9F2327 #239F5D #23659F
monochromatic
#3B0D0E #6D181B #9F2327 #D12E33 #DC6064
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.65
#9F2327 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.74
#9F2327 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F2327
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F2327 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F2327 | 1.00 | 7.65 | 2.74 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#494226
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#685D22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF0026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f2327; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 35, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.160 24.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46961',
500: '#9f2327',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f2327; $custom-light: #c46961; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f2327",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 35,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.065,
"s": 63.918,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46285,
"c": 0.15986,
"h": 24.6
},
"luminance": 0.08719
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F2327
secondary
#5DC1BE
accent
#E7E241
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140705
muted
#837A79