#9F252F#9F252F

#9F252F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.157 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F252F
RGB	rgb(159, 37, 47)
HSL	hsl(355, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(355, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 70.4%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.79, 49.77, 25.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.79, 55.77, 26.81°)
OKLab	oklab(46.58% 0.1462 0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(46.58% 0.157 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.4745, 8.9017, 3.5922)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F252F #259F95

analogous

#9F256C #9F252F #9F5825

triadic

#9F252F #2F9F25 #252F9F

tetradic

#9F252F #6C9F25 #259F95 #58259F

square

#9F252F #6C9F25 #259F95 #58259F

split-complementary

#9F252F #259F58 #256C9F

monochromatic

#3C0E12 #6D1920 #9F252F #CF323F #DB646D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#9F252F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9F252F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F252F

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F252F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F252F	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49442E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f252f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 37, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.157 21.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a67',
    500: '#9f252f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f252f;
$custom-light: #c36a67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f252f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.082,
    "s": 62.245,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46582,
    "c": 0.15741,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F252F

secondary

#5FC0B8

accent

#E5D842

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F252F

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

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