#9F2829#9F2829

#9F2829 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.155 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F2829
RGB	rgb(159, 40, 41)
HSL	hsl(359, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(359, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 74.2%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.08, 48.44, 29.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.08, 56.55, 31.07°)
OKLab	oklab(46.77% 0.1406 0.0661)
OKLCH	oklch(46.77% 0.155 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.4589, 9.0510, 3.0304)
Luminance	0.0905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F2829 #289F9E

analogous

#9F2865 #9F2829 #9F6328

triadic

#9F2829 #299F28 #28299F

tetradic

#9F2829 #659F28 #289F9E #63289F

square

#9F2829 #659F28 #289F9E #63289F

split-complementary

#9F2829 #289F63 #28659F

monochromatic

#3D0F10 #6E1C1C #9F2829 #CD3739 #D96869

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#9F2829 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#9F2829 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F2829

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F2829	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F2829	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4428

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f2829;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 40, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.155 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36c63',
    500: '#9f2829',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f2829;
$custom-light: #c36c63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f2829",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.496,
    "s": 59.799,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46769,
    "c": 0.15536,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F2829

secondary

#64BFBF

accent

#E3E245

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F2829

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

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