#9F2423#9F2423

#9F2423 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.160 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F2423
RGB	rgb(159, 36, 35)
HSL	hsl(0, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 78%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.51, 49.57, 32.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.51, 59.08, 32.96°)
OKLab	oklab(46.32% 0.1429 0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(46.32% 0.16 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.2341, 8.7564, 2.4778)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F2423 #239E9F

analogous

#9F2360 #9F2423 #9F6223

triadic

#9F2423 #239F24 #24239F

tetradic

#9F2423 #609F23 #239E9F #62239F

square

#9F2423 #609F23 #239E9F #62239F

split-complementary

#9F2423 #239F62 #23609F

monochromatic

#3B0D0D #6D1918 #9F2423 #D12F2E #DC6160

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.63

#9F2423 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9F2423 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F2423

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F2423	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F2423	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)

#4A4221

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f2423;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 36, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.160 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a5e',
    500: '#9f2423',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f2423;
$custom-light: #c46a5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f2423",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.484,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4632,
    "c": 0.15953,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F2423

secondary

#5DC0C1

accent

#E6E741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F2423

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

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