#9F2E28#9F2E28
#9F2E28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.150 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F2E28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 46, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 60%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 75%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 74.8%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.89, 46.12, 30.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.89, 55.40, 33.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.37% 0.1331 0.0692) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.37% 0.15 27.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.6598, 9.4805, 3.0124) |
| Luminance | 0.0948 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.58
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.53
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.58
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.72
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.75
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F2E28 #28999F
analogous
#9F285E #9F2E28 #9F6A28
triadic
#9F2E28 #289F2E #2E289F
tetradic
#9F2E28 #5E9F28 #28999F #6A289F
square
#9F2E28 #5E9F28 #28999F #6A289F
split-complementary
#9F2E28 #289F6A #285E9F
monochromatic
#3D120F #6E201C #9F2E28 #CD3F37 #D96E68
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.25
#9F2E28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.90
#9F2E28 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F2E28
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F2E28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F2E28 | 1.00 | 7.25 | 2.90 | 7.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4726
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B6024
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF052E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f2e28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 46, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.150 27.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36e62',
500: '#9f2e28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f2e28; $custom-light: #c36e62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f2e28",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 46,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.025,
"s": 59.799,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4737,
"c": 0.14997,
"h": 27.5
},
"luminance": 0.09478
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F2E28
secondary
#64BBBF
accent
#DBE345
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECEA
border
#D3C7C6
text
#140805
muted
#837B79