#9F2C2B#9F2C2B
#9F2C2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.151 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F2C2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 44, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 73%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.65, 47.04, 28.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.65, 55.07, 31.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.2% 0.1366 0.0653) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.2% 0.151 25.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.6365, 9.3491, 3.2662) |
| Luminance | 0.0935 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.19
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.23
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.77
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.89
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.94
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F2C2B #2B9E9F
analogous
#9F2B64 #9F2C2B #9F662B
triadic
#9F2C2B #2B9F2C #2C2B9F
tetradic
#9F2C2B #649F2B #2B9E9F #662B9F
square
#9F2C2B #649F2B #2B9E9F #662B9F
split-complementary
#9F2C2B #2B9F66 #2B649F
monochromatic
#3F1111 #6F1F1E #9F2C2B #CA3E3D #D76E6D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.32
#9F2C2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.87
#9F2C2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F2C2B
7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F2C2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F2C2B | 1.00 | 7.32 | 2.87 | 7.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D462A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A5F27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f2c2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 44, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.151 25.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36d64',
500: '#9f2c2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f2c2b; $custom-light: #c36d64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f2c2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 44,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.517,
"s": 57.426,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47199,
"c": 0.15143,
"h": 25.5
},
"luminance": 0.09347
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F2C2B
secondary
#67BEBE
accent
#DFE147
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEB
border
#D3C7C6
text
#140805
muted
#837B7A