#9F252E#9F252E

#9F252E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.158 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F252E
RGB	rgb(159, 37, 46)
HSL	hsl(356, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 71.1%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.78, 49.72, 25.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.78, 56.00, 27.39°)
OKLab	oklab(46.57% 0.1458 0.0595)
OKLCH	oklch(46.57% 0.158 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.4545, 8.8937, 3.4871)
Luminance	0.0889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F252E #259F96

analogous

#9F256B #9F252E #9F5925

triadic

#9F252E #2E9F25 #252E9F

tetradic

#9F252E #6B9F25 #259F96 #59259F

square

#9F252E #6B9F25 #259F96 #59259F

split-complementary

#9F252E #259F59 #256B9F

monochromatic

#3C0E11 #6D1920 #9F252E #CF323E #DB646C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#9F252E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9F252E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F252E

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F252E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F252E	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49432D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f252e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 37, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.158 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a66',
    500: '#9f252e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f252e;
$custom-light: #c36a66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f252e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.574,
    "s": 62.245,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46566,
    "c": 0.1575,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F252E

secondary

#5FC0B9

accent

#E5D942

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F252E

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

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