#9F2523#9F2523

#9F2523 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.159 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F2523
RGB	rgb(159, 37, 35)
HSL	hsl(1, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(1, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 78%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.63, 49.23, 32.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.63, 58.86, 33.24°)
OKLab	oklab(46.41% 0.1418 0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(46.41% 0.159 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2648, 8.8178, 2.4880)
Luminance	0.0882 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F2523 #239D9F

analogous

#9F235F #9F2523 #9F6323

triadic

#9F2523 #239F25 #25239F

tetradic

#9F2523 #5F9F23 #239D9F #63239F

square

#9F2523 #5F9F23 #239D9F #63239F

split-complementary

#9F2523 #239F63 #235F9F

monochromatic

#3B0E0D #6D1918 #9F2523 #D1312E #DC6260

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#9F2523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#9F2523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F2523

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F2523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F2523	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4321

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f2523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 37, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.159 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a5e',
    500: '#9f2523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f2523;
$custom-light: #c46a5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f2523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.968,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46409,
    "c": 0.1587,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F2523

secondary

#5DBFC1

accent

#E4E741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F2523

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

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