#9F272C#9F272C

#9F272C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.156 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F272C
RGB	rgb(159, 39, 44)
HSL	hsl(358, 61%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 72.3%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.00, 48.93, 27.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.00, 56.01, 29.12°)
OKLab	oklab(46.72% 0.1429 0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(46.72% 0.156 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.4800, 9.0062, 3.3057)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F272C #279F9A

analogous

#9F2768 #9F272C #9F5E27

triadic

#9F272C #2C9F27 #272C9F

tetradic

#9F272C #689F27 #279F9A #5E279F

square

#9F272C #689F27 #279F9A #5E279F

split-complementary

#9F272C #279F5E #27689F

monochromatic

#3D0F11 #6E1B1E #9F272C #CE363C #DA676C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#9F272C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#9F272C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F272C

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F272C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F272C	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A442B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f272c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 39, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.156 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b65',
    500: '#9f272c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f272c;
$custom-light: #c36b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f272c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.5,
    "s": 60.606,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46718,
    "c": 0.15591,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F272C

secondary

#62C0BC

accent

#E4DD44

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F272C

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

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