#9F232A#9F232A

#9F232A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.160 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F232A
RGB	rgb(159, 35, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 73.6%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.48, 50.19, 27.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.48, 57.42, 29.06°)
OKLab	oklab(46.33% 0.1464 0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(46.33% 0.16 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.3188, 8.7425, 3.0709)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F232A #239F98

analogous

#9F2368 #9F232A #9F5A23

triadic

#9F232A #2A9F23 #232A9F

tetradic

#9F232A #689F23 #239F98 #5A239F

square

#9F232A #689F23 #239F98 #5A239F

split-complementary

#9F232A #239F5A #23689F

monochromatic

#3B0D10 #6D181D #9F232A #D12E37 #DC6067

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#9F232A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9F232A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F232A

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F232A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F232A	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494229

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f232a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 35, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.160 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46963',
    500: '#9f232a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f232a;
$custom-light: #c46963;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f232a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.613,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46328,
    "c": 0.15955,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F232A

secondary

#5DC1BB

accent

#E7DE41

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F232A

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

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