#9F253C#9F253C

#9F253C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.157 H 15.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F253C
RGB	rgb(159, 37, 60)
HSL	hsl(349, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(349, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 62.3%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.03, 50.53, 17.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.03, 53.38, 18.81°)
OKLab	oklab(46.83% 0.1514 0.0419)
OKLCH	oklch(46.83% 0.157 15.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.7769, 9.0226, 5.1849)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F253C #259F88

analogous

#9F2579 #9F253C #9F4B25

triadic

#9F253C #3C9F25 #253C9F

tetradic

#9F253C #799F25 #259F88 #4B259F

square

#9F253C #799F25 #259F88 #4B259F

split-complementary

#9F253C #259F4B #25799F

monochromatic

#3C0E17 #6D1929 #9F253C #CF3250 #DB647A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#9F253C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#9F253C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F253C

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F253C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F253C	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47453C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665E39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f253c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 37, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.157 15.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26b71',
    500: '#9f253c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f253c;
$custom-light: #c26b71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f253c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.689,
    "s": 62.245,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46831,
    "c": 0.15709,
    "h": 15.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F253C

secondary

#5FC0AE

accent

#E5C742

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F253C

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

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