#9F251B#9F251B

#9F251B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.160 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F251B
RGB	rgb(159, 37, 27)
HSL	hsl(5, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 83%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.55, 48.96, 36.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.55, 61.19, 36.86°)
OKLab	oklab(46.32% 0.1393 0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(46.32% 0.16 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.1593, 8.7756, 1.9324)
Luminance	0.0877 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F251B #1B959F

analogous

#9F1B53 #9F251B #9F671B

triadic

#9F251B #1B9F25 #251B9F

tetradic

#9F251B #539F1B #1B959F #671B9F

square

#9F251B #539F1B #1B959F #671B9F

split-complementary

#9F251B #1B9F67 #1B539F

monochromatic

#360D09 #6B1912 #9F251B #D33124 #E25E53

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#9F251B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#9F251B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F251B

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F251B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F251B	1.00	7.62	2.75	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4318

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f251b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 37, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.160 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a59',
    500: '#9f251b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f251b;
$custom-light: #c46a59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f251b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.545,
    "s": 70.968,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46321,
    "c": 0.15979,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F251B

secondary

#51BCC5

accent

#E0EE3A

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#150703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F251B

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

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