#9F2B28#9F2B28
#9F2B28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.153 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F2B28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 43, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 60%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 75%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73%, 74.8%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.47, 47.28, 30.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.47, 56.12, 32.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.05% 0.1368 0.0681) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.05% 0.153 26.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5467, 9.2542, 2.9747) |
| Luminance | 0.0925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.24
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.84
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.26
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.31
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.34
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F2B28 #289C9F
analogous
#9F2861 #9F2B28 #9F6728
triadic
#9F2B28 #289F2B #2B289F
tetradic
#9F2B28 #619F28 #289C9F #67289F
square
#9F2B28 #619F28 #289C9F #67289F
split-complementary
#9F2B28 #289F67 #28619F
monochromatic
#3D110F #6E1E1C #9F2B28 #CD3B37 #D96B68
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.37
#9F2B28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#9F2B28 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F2B28
7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F2B28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F2B28 | 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)
#4D4626
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f2b28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 43, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.153 26.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36d62',
500: '#9f2b28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f2b28; $custom-light: #c36d62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f2b28",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 43,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.513,
"s": 59.799,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47053,
"c": 0.15277,
"h": 26.5
},
"luminance": 0.09252
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F2B28
secondary
#64BDBF
accent
#DFE345
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECEA
border
#D3C7C6
text
#140705
muted
#837A79