#9F252C#9F252C

#9F252C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.158 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F252C
RGB	rgb(159, 37, 44)
HSL	hsl(357, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 72.3%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.75, 49.62, 26.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.75, 56.47, 28.52°)
OKLab	oklab(46.53% 0.145 0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(46.53% 0.158 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.4160, 8.8783, 3.2843)
Luminance	0.0888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F252C #259F98

analogous

#9F2569 #9F252C #9F5B25

triadic

#9F252C #2C9F25 #252C9F

tetradic

#9F252C #699F25 #259F98 #5B259F

square

#9F252C #699F25 #259F98 #5B259F

split-complementary

#9F252C #259F5B #25699F

monochromatic

#3C0E11 #6D191E #9F252C #CF323B #DB646A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#9F252C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9F252C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F252C

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F252C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F252C	1.00	7.57	2.78	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49432B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f252c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 37, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.158 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a65',
    500: '#9f252c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f252c;
$custom-light: #c36a65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f252c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.557,
    "s": 62.245,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46534,
    "c": 0.15767,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F252C

secondary

#5FC0BB

accent

#E5DC42

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F252C

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

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