#9F2A21#9F2A21
#9F2A21 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.155 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F2A21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 42, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 66%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 79.2%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.25, 47.38, 34.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.25, 58.36, 35.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.86% 0.1355 0.0746) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.86% 0.155 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4024, 9.1390, 2.3916) |
| Luminance | 0.0914 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.75
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.84
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.90
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.58
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.16
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F2A21 #21969F
analogous
#9F2157 #9F2A21 #9F6921
triadic
#9F2A21 #219F2A #2A219F
tetradic
#9F2A21 #579F21 #21969F #69219F
square
#9F2A21 #579F21 #21969F #69219F
split-complementary
#9F2A21 #219F69 #21579F
monochromatic
#3A0F0C #6C1D16 #9F2A21 #D2372C #DD665D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.43
#9F2A21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.83
#9F2A21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F2A21
7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F2A21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F2A21 | 1.00 | 7.43 | 2.83 | 7.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D451F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F1C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF0029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f2a21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 42, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.155 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46c5d',
500: '#9f2a21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f2a21; $custom-light: #c46c5d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f2a21",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 42,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.286,
"s": 65.625,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46864,
"c": 0.15471,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.09137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F2A21
secondary
#5ABAC2
accent
#DCE93F
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79