#9F2820#9F2820

#9F2820 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.157 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F2820
RGB	rgb(159, 40, 32)
HSL	hsl(4, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(4, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 79.9%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.98, 48.08, 34.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.98, 59.09, 35.55°)
OKLab	oklab(46.66% 0.1375 0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(46.66% 0.157 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.3194, 8.9952, 2.2958)
Luminance	0.0899 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F2820 #20979F

analogous

#9F2057 #9F2820 #9F6820

triadic

#9F2820 #209F28 #28209F

tetradic

#9F2820 #579F20 #20979F #68209F

square

#9F2820 #579F20 #20979F #68209F

split-complementary

#9F2820 #209F68 #20579F

monochromatic

#390E0B #6C1B16 #9F2820 #D2352A #DE645B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#9F2820 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#9F2820 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F2820

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F2820	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F2820	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)

#4C441E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f2820;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 40, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.157 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46b5c',
    500: '#9f2820',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f2820;
$custom-light: #c46b5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f2820",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.78,
    "s": 66.492,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46655,
    "c": 0.15659,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F2820

secondary

#59BCC2

accent

#DFE93E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F2820

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

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