#9F2520#9F2520

#9F2520 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.159 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F2520
RGB	rgb(159, 37, 32)
HSL	hsl(2, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 79.9%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.60, 49.12, 33.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.60, 59.73, 34.66°)
OKLab	oklab(46.37% 0.1408 0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(46.37% 0.159 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2222, 8.8008, 2.2634)
Luminance	0.0880 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F2520 #209A9F

analogous

#9F205B #9F2520 #9F6420

triadic

#9F2520 #209F25 #25209F

tetradic

#9F2520 #5B9F20 #209A9F #64209F

square

#9F2520 #5B9F20 #209A9F #64209F

split-complementary

#9F2520 #209F64 #205B9F

monochromatic

#390D0B #6C1916 #9F2520 #D2312A #DE605B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#9F2520 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9F2520 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F2520

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F2520	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F2520	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)

#4A431E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f2520;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 37, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.159 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a5c',
    500: '#9f2520',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f2520;
$custom-light: #c46a5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f2520",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.362,
    "s": 66.492,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46374,
    "c": 0.1591,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F2520

secondary

#59BEC2

accent

#E3E93E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F2520

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

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