#9F2B23#9F2B23

#9F2B23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.154 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F2B23
RGB	rgb(159, 43, 35)
HSL	hsl(4, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(4, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 78%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.41, 47.08, 33.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.41, 57.55, 35.11°)
OKLab	oklab(46.99% 0.135 0.0731)
OKLCH	oklch(46.99% 0.154 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.4671, 9.2224, 2.5555)
Luminance	0.0922 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F2B23 #23979F

analogous

#9F2359 #9F2B23 #9F6923

triadic

#9F2B23 #239F2B #2B239F

tetradic

#9F2B23 #599F23 #23979F #69239F

square

#9F2B23 #599F23 #23979F #69239F

split-complementary

#9F2B23 #239F69 #23599F

monochromatic

#3B100D #6D1D18 #9F2B23 #D1392E #DC6860

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#9F2B23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#9F2B23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F2B23

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F2B23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F2B23	1.00	7.38	2.84	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4521

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5F1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f2b23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 43, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.154 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46d5f',
    500: '#9f2b23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f2b23;
$custom-light: #c46d5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f2b23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.871,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46989,
    "c": 0.15352,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F2B23

secondary

#5DBBC1

accent

#DCE741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F2B23

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

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