#9F242F#9F242F

#9F242F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.158 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F242F
RGB	rgb(159, 36, 47)
HSL	hsl(355, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(355, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 70.4%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.67, 50.10, 25.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.67, 56.00, 26.53°)
OKLab	oklab(46.49% 0.1473 0.0581)
OKLCH	oklch(46.49% 0.158 21.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.4438, 8.8403, 3.5819)
Luminance	0.0884 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F242F #249F94

analogous

#9F246C #9F242F #9F5624

triadic

#9F242F #2F9F24 #242F9F

tetradic

#9F242F #6C9F24 #249F94 #56249F

square

#9F242F #6C9F24 #249F94 #56249F

split-complementary

#9F242F #249F56 #246C9F

monochromatic

#3B0D11 #6D1920 #9F242F #D0303E #DB626D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#9F242F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#9F242F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F242F

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F242F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F242F	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)

#48432E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675D2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f242f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 36, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.158 21.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a67',
    500: '#9f242f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f242f;
$custom-light: #c36a67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f242f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.634,
    "s": 63.077,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46494,
    "c": 0.15829,
    "h": 21.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F242F

secondary

#5EC1B8

accent

#E6D742

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F242F

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

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