#9F271B#9F271B

#9F271B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.158 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F271B
RGB	rgb(159, 39, 27)
HSL	hsl(5, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 83%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.80, 48.27, 36.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.80, 60.79, 37.43°)
OKLab	oklab(46.51% 0.1371 0.0788)
OKLCH	oklch(46.51% 0.158 29.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2233, 8.9035, 1.9537)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F271B #1B939F

analogous

#9F1B51 #9F271B #9F691B

triadic

#9F271B #1B9F27 #271B9F

tetradic

#9F271B #519F1B #1B939F #691B9F

square

#9F271B #519F1B #1B939F #691B9F

split-complementary

#9F271B #1B9F69 #1B519F

monochromatic

#360D09 #6B1A12 #9F271B #D33424 #E26053

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#9F271B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#9F271B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F271B

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F271B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F271B	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)

#4C4318

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f271b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 39, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.158 29.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46b59',
    500: '#9f271b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f271b;
$custom-light: #c46b59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f271b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.455,
    "s": 70.968,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46507,
    "c": 0.15817,
    "h": 29.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F271B

secondary

#51BAC5

accent

#DDEE3A

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#150703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F271B

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

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