#9F2C23#9F2C23
#9F2C23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.153 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F2C23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 44, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 78%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.55, 46.69, 33.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.55, 57.32, 35.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.09% 0.1338 0.0734) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.09% 0.153 28.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5039, 9.2960, 2.5677) |
| Luminance | 0.0929 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.50
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.76
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.81
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.57
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.43
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F2C23 #23969F
analogous
#9F2358 #9F2C23 #9F6A23
triadic
#9F2C23 #239F2C #2C239F
tetradic
#9F2C23 #589F23 #23969F #6A239F
square
#9F2C23 #589F23 #23969F #6A239F
split-complementary
#9F2C23 #239F6A #23589F
monochromatic
#3B100D #6D1E18 #9F2C23 #D13A2E #DC6960
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.35
#9F2C23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.86
#9F2C23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F2C23
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F2C23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F2C23 | 1.00 | 7.35 | 2.86 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4621
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f2c23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 44, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.153 28.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46d5f',
500: '#9f2c23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f2c23; $custom-light: #c46d5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f2c23",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 44,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.355,
"s": 63.918,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47093,
"c": 0.15262,
"h": 28.7
},
"luminance": 0.09294
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F2C23
secondary
#5DBAC1
accent
#DBE741
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140704
muted
#837A79