#9F281B#9F281B

#9F281B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.157 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F281B
RGB	rgb(159, 40, 27)
HSL	hsl(6, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(6, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 83%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.93, 47.91, 37.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.93, 60.58, 37.73°)
OKLab	oklab(46.6% 0.136 0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(46.6% 0.157 30.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.2565, 8.9700, 1.9648)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F281B #1B929F

analogous

#9F1B50 #9F281B #9F6A1B

triadic

#9F281B #1B9F28 #281B9F

tetradic

#9F281B #509F1B #1B929F #6A1B9F

square

#9F281B #509F1B #1B929F #6A1B9F

split-complementary

#9F281B #1B9F6A #1B509F

monochromatic

#360E09 #6B1B12 #9F281B #D33524 #E26153

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#9F281B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9F281B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F281B

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F281B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F281B	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4418

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5E15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f281b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 40, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.157 30.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46b59',
    500: '#9f281b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f281b;
$custom-light: #c46b59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f281b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.909,
    "s": 70.968,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46603,
    "c": 0.15735,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08968
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F281B

secondary

#51B9C5

accent

#DCEE3A

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#150703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F281B

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