#9F251F#9F251F

#9F251F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.159 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F251F
RGB	rgb(159, 37, 31)
HSL	hsl(3, 67%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(3, 81%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 80.5%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.59, 49.09, 34.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.59, 60.02, 35.12°)
OKLab	oklab(46.36% 0.1405 0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(46.36% 0.159 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2088, 8.7954, 2.1929)
Luminance	0.0879 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F251F #1F999F

analogous

#9F1F59 #9F251F #9F651F

triadic

#9F251F #1F9F25 #251F9F

tetradic

#9F251F #599F1F #1F999F #651F9F

square

#9F251F #599F1F #1F999F #651F9F

split-complementary

#9F251F #1F9F65 #1F599F

monochromatic

#390D0B #6C1915 #9F251F #D23129 #DF605A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#9F251F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9F251F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F251F

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F251F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F251F	1.00	7.61	2.76	7.61
#FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B431D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f251f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 37, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.159 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a5c',
    500: '#9f251f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f251f;
$custom-light: #c46a5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f251f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.813,
    "s": 67.368,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46362,
    "c": 0.15924,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F251F

secondary

#57BEC3

accent

#E2EA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F251F

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

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