#9F281C#9F281C

#9F281C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.157 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F281C
RGB	rgb(159, 40, 28)
HSL	hsl(5, 70%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(5, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 82.4%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.94, 47.94, 36.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.94, 60.28, 37.31°)
OKLab	oklab(46.61% 0.1363 0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(46.61% 0.157 29.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2683, 8.9747, 2.0267)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F281C #1C939F

analogous

#9F1C52 #9F281C #9F6A1C

triadic

#9F281C #1C9F28 #281C9F

tetradic

#9F281C #529F1C #1C939F #6A1C9F

square

#9F281C #529F1C #1C939F #6A1C9F

split-complementary

#9F281C #1C9F6A #1C529F

monochromatic

#370E0A #6B1B13 #9F281C #D33525 #E16154

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#9F281C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#9F281C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F281C

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F281C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F281C	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)

#4C4419

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5E16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f281c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 40, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.157 29.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46b5a',
    500: '#9f281c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f281c;
$custom-light: #c46b5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f281c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.496,
    "s": 70.053,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46613,
    "c": 0.1572,
    "h": 29.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F281C

secondary

#53BAC4

accent

#DDED3B

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F281C

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

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