#9F232D#9F232D

#9F232D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.159 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F232D
RGB	rgb(159, 35, 45)
HSL	hsl(355, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(355, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 71.7%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.53, 50.33, 26.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.53, 56.69, 27.39°)
OKLab	oklab(46.37% 0.1475 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(46.37% 0.159 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.3745, 8.7648, 3.3644)
Luminance	0.0876 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F232D #239F95

analogous

#9F236B #9F232D #9F5723

triadic

#9F232D #2D9F23 #232D9F

tetradic

#9F232D #6B9F23 #239F95 #57239F

square

#9F232D #6B9F23 #239F95 #57239F

split-complementary

#9F232D #239F57 #236B9F

monochromatic

#3B0D11 #6D181F #9F232D #D12E3B #DC606A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.63

#9F232D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9F232D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F232D

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F232D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F232D	1.00	7.63	2.75	7.63
#FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48432C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f232d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 35, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.159 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36966',
    500: '#9f232d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f232d;
$custom-light: #c36966;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f232d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.161,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46374,
    "c": 0.15929,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F232D

secondary

#5DC1B9

accent

#E7DA41

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F232D

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

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