#9F2E2B#9F2E2B
#9F2E2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.150 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F2E2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 46, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 73%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.93, 46.26, 28.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.93, 54.57, 32.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.41% 0.1342 0.066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.41% 0.15 26.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7129, 9.5017, 3.2917) |
| Luminance | 0.0950 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.21
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.08
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.41
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.46
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.96
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F2E2B #2B9C9F
analogous
#9F2B62 #9F2E2B #9F682B
triadic
#9F2E2B #2B9F2E #2E2B9F
tetradic
#9F2E2B #629F2B #2B9C9F #682B9F
square
#9F2E2B #629F2B #2B9C9F #682B9F
split-complementary
#9F2E2B #2B9F68 #2B629F
monochromatic
#3F1211 #6F201E #9F2E2B #CA403D #D7706D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.24
#9F2E2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.90
#9F2E2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F2E2B
7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F2E2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F2E2B | 1.00 | 7.24 | 2.90 | 7.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E472A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A6027
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF062F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f2e2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 46, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.150 26.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36e64',
500: '#9f2e2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f2e2b; $custom-light: #c36e64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f2e2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 46,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.552,
"s": 57.426,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47412,
"c": 0.14952,
"h": 26.2
},
"luminance": 0.09499
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F2E2B
secondary
#67BCBE
accent
#DDE147
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEB
border
#D3C7C6
text
#140805
muted
#837B7A