#9F281D#9F281D

#9F281D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.157 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F281D
RGB	rgb(159, 40, 29)
HSL	hsl(5, 69%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(5, 82%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 81.8%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.95, 47.97, 36.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.95, 59.98, 36.89°)
OKLab	oklab(46.62% 0.1366 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(46.62% 0.157 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2805, 8.9796, 2.0908)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F281D #1D949F

analogous

#9F1D53 #9F281D #9F691D

triadic

#9F281D #1D9F28 #281D9F

tetradic

#9F281D #539F1D #1D949F #691D9F

square

#9F281D #539F1D #1D949F #691D9F

split-complementary

#9F281D #1D9F69 #1D539F

monochromatic

#370E0A #6B1B14 #9F281D #D33526 #E06256

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#9F281D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#9F281D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F281D

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F281D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F281D	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C441A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5E17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f281d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 40, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.157 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46b5a',
    500: '#9f281d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f281d;
$custom-light: #c46b5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f281d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.077,
    "s": 69.149,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46623,
    "c": 0.15704,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F281D

secondary

#54BAC4

accent

#DDEC3C

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F281D

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

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