#9F2B26#9F2B26
#9F2B26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.153 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F2B26 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 43, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 61%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 76%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73%, 76.1%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.44, 47.20, 31.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.44, 56.68, 33.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.03% 0.136 0.0702) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.03% 0.153 27.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5136, 9.2410, 2.8002) |
| Luminance | 0.0924 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.60
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.64
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.72
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.78
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.23
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F2B26 #269A9F
analogous
#9F265D #9F2B26 #9F6726
triadic
#9F2B26 #269F2B #2B269F
tetradic
#9F2B26 #5D9F26 #269A9F #67269F
square
#9F2B26 #5D9F26 #269A9F #67269F
split-complementary
#9F2B26 #269F67 #265D9F
monochromatic
#3C100E #6E1E1A #9F2B26 #CE3A34 #DA6A65
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.37
#9F2B26 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#9F2B26 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F2B26
7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F2B26 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F2B26 | 1.00 | 7.37 | 2.85 | 7.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4624
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f2b26; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 43, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.153 27.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36d61',
500: '#9f2b26',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f2b26; $custom-light: #c36d61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f2b26",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 43,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.479,
"s": 61.421,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47027,
"c": 0.15306,
"h": 27.3
},
"luminance": 0.09239
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F2B26
secondary
#61BCC0
accent
#DEE543
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140705
muted
#837A79