#9F2821#9F2821

#9F2821 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.156 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F2821
RGB	rgb(159, 40, 33)
HSL	hsl(3, 66%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(3, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 79.2%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.99, 48.11, 33.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.99, 58.80, 35.09°)
OKLab	oklab(46.67% 0.1379 0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(46.67% 0.156 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.3332, 9.0007, 2.3685)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F2821 #21989F

analogous

#9F2159 #9F2821 #9F6721

triadic

#9F2821 #219F28 #28219F

tetradic

#9F2821 #599F21 #21989F #67219F

square

#9F2821 #599F21 #21989F #67219F

split-complementary

#9F2821 #219F67 #21599F

monochromatic

#3A0E0C #6C1B16 #9F2821 #D2352C #DD645D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#9F2821 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#9F2821 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F2821

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F2821	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F2821	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)

#4C441F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f2821;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 40, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.156 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46b5d',
    500: '#9f2821',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f2821;
$custom-light: #c46b5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f2821",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.333,
    "s": 65.625,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46666,
    "c": 0.15646,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F2821

secondary

#5ABCC2

accent

#DFE93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F2821

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

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