#9F242E#9F242E

#9F242E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.158 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F242E
RGB	rgb(159, 36, 46)
HSL	hsl(355, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(355, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 71.1%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.66, 50.05, 25.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.66, 56.23, 27.10°)
OKLab	oklab(46.48% 0.1469 0.0592)
OKLCH	oklch(46.48% 0.158 22)
XYZ	xyz(15.4238, 8.8323, 3.4769)
Luminance	0.0883 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F242E #249F95

analogous

#9F246B #9F242E #9F5724

triadic

#9F242E #2E9F24 #242E9F

tetradic

#9F242E #6B9F24 #249F95 #57249F

square

#9F242E #6B9F24 #249F95 #57249F

split-complementary

#9F242E #249F57 #246B9F

monochromatic

#3B0D11 #6D1920 #9F242E #D0303D #DB626C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#9F242E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#9F242E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F242E

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F242E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F242E	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49432D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f242e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 36, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.158 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a66',
    500: '#9f242e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f242e;
$custom-light: #c36a66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f242e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.122,
    "s": 63.077,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46477,
    "c": 0.15836,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.0883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F242E

secondary

#5EC1B9

accent

#E6D942

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F242E

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

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