#9F2A22#9F2A22

#9F2A22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.155 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F2A22
RGB	rgb(159, 42, 34)
HSL	hsl(4, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(4, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 78.6%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.26, 47.42, 33.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.26, 58.07, 35.26°)
OKLab	oklab(46.88% 0.1359 0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(46.88% 0.155 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.4166, 9.1447, 2.4664)
Luminance	0.0914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F2A22 #22979F

analogous

#9F2258 #9F2A22 #9F6822

triadic

#9F2A22 #229F2A #2A229F

tetradic

#9F2A22 #589F22 #22979F #68229F

square

#9F2A22 #589F22 #22979F #68229F

split-complementary

#9F2A22 #229F68 #22589F

monochromatic

#3A0F0C #6D1D17 #9F2A22 #D1372D #DD675F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#9F2A22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#9F2A22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F2A22

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F2A22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F2A22	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4520

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5F1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f2a22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 42, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.155 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46c5e',
    500: '#9f2a22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f2a22;
$custom-light: #c46c5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f2a22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.84,
    "s": 64.767,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46875,
    "c": 0.15457,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F2A22

secondary

#5BBBC1

accent

#DDE840

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F2A22

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →