#9F2B25#9F2B25
#9F2B25 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.153 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F2B25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 43, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 62%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73%, 76.7%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.43, 47.16, 31.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.43, 56.97, 34.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.01% 0.1357 0.0711) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.01% 0.153 27.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4977, 9.2346, 2.7163) |
| Luminance | 0.0923 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.83
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.47
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.52
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.58
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.21
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F2B25 #25999F
analogous
#9F255C #9F2B25 #9F6825
triadic
#9F2B25 #259F2B #2B259F
tetradic
#9F2B25 #5C9F25 #25999F #68259F
square
#9F2B25 #5C9F25 #25999F #68259F
split-complementary
#9F2B25 #259F68 #255C9F
monochromatic
#3C100E #6D1E19 #9F2B25 #CF3A32 #DB6964
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.38
#9F2B25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#9F2B25 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F2B25
7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F2B25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F2B25 | 1.00 | 7.38 | 2.85 | 7.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4623
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f2b25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 43, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.153 27.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46d60',
500: '#9f2b25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f2b25; $custom-light: #c46d60; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f2b25",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 43,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.951,
"s": 62.245,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47014,
"c": 0.15322,
"h": 27.7
},
"luminance": 0.09232
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F2B25
secondary
#5FBCC0
accent
#DDE542
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140705
muted
#837A79