#9F242D#9F242D

#9F242D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.158 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F242D
RGB	rgb(159, 36, 45)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 71.7%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.64, 50.00, 26.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.64, 56.46, 27.67°)
OKLab	oklab(46.46% 0.1465 0.0604)
OKLCH	oklch(46.46% 0.158 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.4044, 8.8245, 3.3743)
Luminance	0.0882 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F242D #249F96

analogous

#9F246A #9F242D #9F5824

triadic

#9F242D #2D9F24 #242D9F

tetradic

#9F242D #6A9F24 #249F96 #58249F

square

#9F242D #6A9F24 #249F96 #58249F

split-complementary

#9F242D #249F58 #246A9F

monochromatic

#3B0D11 #6D191F #9F242D #D0303C #DB626B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#9F242D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9F242D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F242D

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F242D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F242D	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)

#49432C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f242d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 36, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.158 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a66',
    500: '#9f242d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f242d;
$custom-light: #c36a66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f242d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.61,
    "s": 63.077,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46461,
    "c": 0.15845,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F242D

secondary

#5EC1B9

accent

#E6DA42

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F242D

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

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