#9F2E22#9F2E22
#9F2E22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.151 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F2E22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 46, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 65%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 79%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 78.6%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.82, 45.87, 34.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.82, 57.16, 36.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.3% 0.131 0.075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.3% 0.151 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5656, 9.4428, 2.5161) |
| Luminance | 0.0944 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.04
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.10
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.14
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.75
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.72
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F2E22 #22939F
analogous
#9F2254 #9F2E22 #9F6C22
triadic
#9F2E22 #229F2E #2E229F
tetradic
#9F2E22 #549F22 #22939F #6C229F
square
#9F2E22 #549F22 #22939F #6C229F
split-complementary
#9F2E22 #229F6C #22549F
monochromatic
#3A110C #6D1F17 #9F2E22 #D13D2D #DD6B5F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.27
#9F2E22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.89
#9F2E22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F2E22
7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F2E22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F2E22 | 1.00 | 7.27 | 2.89 | 7.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4720
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B601D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF022C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f2e22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 46, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.151 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46e5e',
500: '#9f2e22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f2e22; $custom-light: #c46e5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f2e22",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 46,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.76,
"s": 64.767,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47295,
"c": 0.15096,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.0944
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F2E22
secondary
#5BB8C1
accent
#D8E840
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140804
muted
#837B79