#9F272F#9F272F

#9F272F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.156 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F272F
RGB	rgb(159, 39, 47)
HSL	hsl(356, 61%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(356, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 70.4%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.04, 49.08, 25.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.04, 55.29, 27.41°)
OKLab	oklab(46.77% 0.144 0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(46.77% 0.156 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.5384, 9.0296, 3.6135)
Luminance	0.0903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F272F #279F97

analogous

#9F276B #9F272F #9F5B27

triadic

#9F272F #2F9F27 #272F9F

tetradic

#9F272F #6B9F27 #279F97 #5B279F

square

#9F272F #6B9F27 #279F97 #5B279F

split-complementary

#9F272F #279F5B #276B9F

monochromatic

#3D0F12 #6E1B20 #9F272F #CE3640 #DA676E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#9F272F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#9F272F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F272F

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F272F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F272F	1.00	7.49	2.81	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A442E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f272f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 39, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.156 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b67',
    500: '#9f272f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f272f;
$custom-light: #c36b67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f272f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356,
    "s": 60.606,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46766,
    "c": 0.15563,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F272F

secondary

#62C0B9

accent

#E4D944

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F272F

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

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