#9F253F#9F253F

#9F253F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.157 H 13.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F253F
RGB	rgb(159, 37, 63)
HSL	hsl(347, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(347, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 60.4%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.09, 50.73, 15.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.09, 53.01, 16.85°)
OKLab	oklab(46.9% 0.1526 0.0379)
OKLCH	oklch(46.9% 0.157 13.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.8584, 9.0553, 5.6145)
Luminance	0.0905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F253F #259F85

analogous

#9F257C #9F253F #9F4825

triadic

#9F253F #3F9F25 #253F9F

tetradic

#9F253F #7C9F25 #259F85 #48259F

square

#9F253F #7C9F25 #259F85 #48259F

split-complementary

#9F253F #259F48 #257C9F

monochromatic

#3C0E18 #6D192B #9F253F #CF3253 #DB647D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#9F253F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#9F253F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F253F

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F253F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F253F	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46453F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665E3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f253f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 37, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.157 13.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c26b73',
    500: '#9f253f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f253f;
$custom-light: #c26b73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f253f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.213,
    "s": 62.245,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46898,
    "c": 0.15723,
    "h": 13.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F253F

secondary

#5FC0AC

accent

#E5C342

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F253F

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

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