#9F2420#9F2420

#9F2420 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.160 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F2420
RGB	rgb(159, 36, 32)
HSL	hsl(2, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 79.9%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.48, 49.46, 33.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.48, 59.93, 34.38°)
OKLab	oklab(46.28% 0.1419 0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(46.28% 0.16 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.1915, 8.7394, 2.2532)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F2420 #209B9F

analogous

#9F205B #9F2420 #9F6420

triadic

#9F2420 #209F24 #24209F

tetradic

#9F2420 #5B9F20 #209B9F #64209F

square

#9F2420 #5B9F20 #209B9F #64209F

split-complementary

#9F2420 #209F64 #205B9F

monochromatic

#390D0B #6C1816 #9F2420 #D2302A #DE5F5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#9F2420 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9F2420 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F2420

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F2420	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F2420	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)

#4A421E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f2420;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 36, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.160 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a5c',
    500: '#9f2420',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f2420;
$custom-light: #c46a5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f2420",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.89,
    "s": 66.492,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46284,
    "c": 0.15991,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F2420

secondary

#59BFC2

accent

#E4E93E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F2420

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

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