#9F2E2E#9F2E2E
#9F2E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.149 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F2E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 46, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 71.1%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.98, 46.41, 27.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.98, 53.79, 30.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.46% 0.1353 0.0627) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.46% 0.149 24.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7699, 9.5245, 3.5923) |
| Luminance | 0.0952 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.54
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.65
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.34
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.36
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.39
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F2E2E #2E9F9F
analogous
#9F2E66 #9F2E2E #9F662E
triadic
#9F2E2E #2E9F2E #2E2E9F
tetradic
#9F2E2E #669F2E #2E9F9F #662E9F
square
#9F2E2E #669F2E #2E9F9F #662E9F
split-complementary
#9F2E2E #2E9F66 #2E669F
monochromatic
#401313 #702020 #9F2E2E #C84242 #D67171
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.23
#9F2E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.90
#9F2E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F2E2E
7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F2E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F2E2E | 1.00 | 7.23 | 2.90 | 7.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E472D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A602A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF082F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f2e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 46, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.149 24.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36e67',
500: '#9f2e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f2e2e; $custom-light: #c36e67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f2e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 46,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 55.122,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47457,
"c": 0.14911,
"h": 24.9
},
"luminance": 0.09522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F2E2E
secondary
#6BBEBE
accent
#DEDE49
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140806
muted
#827B7A