#9F2B20#9F2B20
#9F2B20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.154 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F2B20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 43, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 66%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 80%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73%, 79.9%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.38, 46.97, 34.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.38, 58.44, 36.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.96% 0.134 0.0758) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.96% 0.154 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4245, 9.2053, 2.3309) |
| Luminance | 0.0920 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.43
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.49
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.17
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.69
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.31
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F2B20 #20949F
analogous
#9F2054 #9F2B20 #9F6B20
triadic
#9F2B20 #209F2B #2B209F
tetradic
#9F2B20 #549F20 #20949F #6B209F
square
#9F2B20 #549F20 #20949F #6B209F
split-complementary
#9F2B20 #209F6B #20549F
monochromatic
#390F0B #6C1D16 #9F2B20 #D2392A #DE675B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.39
#9F2B20 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.84
#9F2B20 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F2B20
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F2B20 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F2B20 | 1.00 | 7.39 | 2.84 | 7.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E451E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F1B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f2b20; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 43, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.154 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46d5c',
500: '#9f2b20',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f2b20; $custom-light: #c46d5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f2b20",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 43,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.197,
"s": 66.492,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46955,
"c": 0.15399,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.09203
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F2B20
secondary
#59B9C2
accent
#DBE93E
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79