#9F291B#9F291B

#9F291B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.157 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F291B
RGB	rgb(159, 41, 27)
HSL	hsl(6, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(6, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 83%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.06, 47.55, 37.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.06, 60.37, 38.03°)
OKLab	oklab(46.7% 0.1349 0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(46.7% 0.157 30.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.2907, 9.0383, 1.9762)
Luminance	0.0904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F291B #1B919F

analogous

#9F1B4F #9F291B #9F6B1B

triadic

#9F291B #1B9F29 #291B9F

tetradic

#9F291B #4F9F1B #1B919F #6B1B9F

square

#9F291B #4F9F1B #1B919F #6B1B9F

split-complementary

#9F291B #1B9F6B #1B4F9F

monochromatic

#360E09 #6B1C12 #9F291B #D33624 #E26253

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#9F291B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#9F291B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F291B

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F291B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F291B	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4418

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5E15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f291b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 41, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.157 30.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46c59',
    500: '#9f291b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f291b;
$custom-light: #c46c59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f291b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.364,
    "s": 70.968,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46701,
    "c": 0.1565,
    "h": 30.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F291B

secondary

#51B8C5

accent

#DBEE3A

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F291B

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

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