#9F2B17#9F2B17
#9F2B17 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.155 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F2B17 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 43, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 75%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 86%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73%, 85.5%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.30, 46.69, 39.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.30, 61.14, 40.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.87% 0.1315 0.0829) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.87% 0.155 32.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3185, 9.1629, 1.7725) |
| Luminance | 0.0916 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.33
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.36
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 2.72
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 3.72
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 3.73
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F2B17 #178B9F
analogous
#9F1747 #9F2B17 #9F6F17
triadic
#9F2B17 #179F2B #2B179F
tetradic
#9F2B17 #479F17 #178B9F #6F179F
square
#9F2B17 #479F17 #178B9F #6F179F
split-complementary
#9F2B17 #179F6F #17479F
monochromatic
#340E08 #6A1D0F #9F2B17 #D4391F #E5624B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.41
#9F2B17 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.83
#9F2B17 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F2B17
7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F2B17 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F2B17 | 1.00 | 7.41 | 2.83 | 7.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4513
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B5F10
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B00028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f2b17; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 43, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.155 32.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46d57',
500: '#9f2b17',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f2b17; $custom-light: #c46d57; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f2b17",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 43,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.824,
"s": 74.725,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46869,
"c": 0.15542,
"h": 32.2
},
"luminance": 0.09161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F2B17
secondary
#4BB5C7
accent
#D6F136
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#150703
muted
#837A78