#9F233C#9F233C

#9F233C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.159 H 15.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F233C
RGB	rgb(159, 35, 60)
HSL	hsl(348, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(348, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 62.3%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.79, 51.19, 16.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.79, 53.90, 18.27°)
OKLab	oklab(46.66% 0.1535 0.0412)
OKLCH	oklch(46.66% 0.159 15)
XYZ	xyz(15.7164, 8.9016, 5.1647)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F233C #239F86

analogous

#9F237A #9F233C #9F4823

triadic

#9F233C #3C9F23 #233C9F

tetradic

#9F233C #7A9F23 #239F86 #48239F

square

#9F233C #7A9F23 #239F86 #48239F

split-complementary

#9F233C #239F48 #237A9F

monochromatic

#3B0D16 #6D1829 #9F233C #D12E4F #DC6079

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#9F233C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9F233C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F233C

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F233C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F233C	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46443C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665D39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f233c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 35, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.159 15.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26a71',
    500: '#9f233c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f233c;
$custom-light: #c26a71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f233c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.903,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46658,
    "c": 0.15894,
    "h": 15
  },
  "luminance": 0.08899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F233C

secondary

#5DC1AD

accent

#E7C541

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F233C

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

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