#9F232B#9F232B

#9F232B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.159 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F232B
RGB	rgb(159, 35, 43)
HSL	hsl(356, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 73%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.50, 50.24, 27.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.50, 57.17, 28.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46.34% 0.1468 0.0623)
OKLCH	oklch(46.34% 0.159 23)
XYZ	xyz(15.3369, 8.7498, 3.1664)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F232B #239F97

analogous

#9F2369 #9F232B #9F5923

triadic

#9F232B #2B9F23 #232B9F

tetradic

#9F232B #699F23 #239F97 #59239F

square

#9F232B #699F23 #239F97 #59239F

split-complementary

#9F232B #239F59 #23699F

monochromatic

#3B0D10 #6D181D #9F232B #D12E39 #DC6068

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#9F232B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9F232B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F232B

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F232B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F232B	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)

#48432A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f232b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 35, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.159 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36964',
    500: '#9f232b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f232b;
$custom-light: #c36964;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f232b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.129,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46343,
    "c": 0.15946,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.08747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F232B

secondary

#5DC1BB

accent

#E7DC41

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F232B

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

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