#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
RGBrgb(159, 44, 35)
HSLhsl(4, 64%, 38%)
HSVhsv(4, 78%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 72.3%, 78%, 37.6%)
CIE-LABlab(36.55, 46.69, 33.25)
CIE-LCHlch(36.55, 57.32, 35.45°)
OKLaboklab(47.09% 0.1338 0.0734)
OKLCHoklch(47.09% 0.153 28.7)
XYZxyz(15.5039, 9.2960, 2.5677)
Luminance0.0929 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

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
##9F2C231.007.352.867.35
#FFFFFF7.351.0021.001.00
#0000002.8621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.351.0021.001.00

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

Preview Lab

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#9F2C23 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva