#9F2B22#9F2B22
#9F2B22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.154 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F2B22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 43, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 65%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73%, 78.6%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.40, 47.04, 33.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.40, 57.84, 35.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.98% 0.1347 0.074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.98% 0.154 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4525, 9.2165, 2.4784) |
| Luminance | 0.0921 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.62
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.79
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.85
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.57
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.29
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F2B22 #22969F
analogous
#9F2257 #9F2B22 #9F6922
triadic
#9F2B22 #229F2B #2B229F
tetradic
#9F2B22 #579F22 #22969F #69229F
square
#9F2B22 #579F22 #22969F #69229F
split-complementary
#9F2B22 #229F69 #22579F
monochromatic
#3A100C #6D1D17 #9F2B22 #D1392D #DD685F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.39
#9F2B22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.84
#9F2B22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F2B22
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F2B22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F2B22 | 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)
#4D4520
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f2b22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 43, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.154 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46d5e',
500: '#9f2b22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f2b22; $custom-light: #c46d5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f2b22",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 43,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.32,
"s": 64.767,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46977,
"c": 0.15368,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.09214
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F2B22
secondary
#5BBAC1
accent
#DCE840
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79