#9F242B#9F242B

#9F242B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.159 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F242B
RGB	rgb(159, 36, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 73%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.61, 49.91, 27.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.61, 56.95, 28.79°)
OKLab	oklab(46.43% 0.1457 0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(46.43% 0.159 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.3668, 8.8095, 3.1763)
Luminance	0.0881 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F242B #249F98

analogous

#9F2468 #9F242B #9F5A24

triadic

#9F242B #2B9F24 #242B9F

tetradic

#9F242B #689F24 #249F98 #5A249F

square

#9F242B #689F24 #249F98 #5A249F

split-complementary

#9F242B #249F5A #24689F

monochromatic

#3B0D10 #6D191E #9F242B #D03039 #DB6269

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#9F242B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9F242B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F242B

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F242B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F242B	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49432A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f242b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 36, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.159 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a64',
    500: '#9f242b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f242b;
$custom-light: #c36a64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f242b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.585,
    "s": 63.077,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4643,
    "c": 0.15862,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F242B

secondary

#5EC1BB

accent

#E6DD42

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F242B

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

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