#9F252B#9F252B

#9F252B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.158 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F252B
RGB	rgb(159, 37, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 73%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, 49.57, 27.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 56.72, 29.08°)
OKLab	oklab(46.52% 0.1447 0.0629)
OKLCH	oklch(46.52% 0.158 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.3974, 8.8709, 3.1865)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F252B #259F99

analogous

#9F2568 #9F252B #9F5C25

triadic

#9F252B #2B9F25 #252B9F

tetradic

#9F252B #689F25 #259F99 #5C259F

square

#9F252B #689F25 #259F99 #5C259F

split-complementary

#9F252B #259F5C #25689F

monochromatic

#3C0E10 #6D191E #9F252B #CF323A #DB6469

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#9F252B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#9F252B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F252B

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F252B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F252B	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49432A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f252b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 37, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.158 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a64',
    500: '#9f252b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f252b;
$custom-light: #c36a64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f252b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.049,
    "s": 62.245,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46519,
    "c": 0.15777,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F252B

secondary

#5FC0BC

accent

#E5DD42

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F252B

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

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