#9F2F23#9F2F23
#9F2F23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.150 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F2F23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 47, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 78%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 78%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.98, 45.51, 33.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.98, 56.63, 36.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.42% 0.1301 0.0744) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.42% 0.15 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.6197, 9.5277, 2.6063) |
| Luminance | 0.0953 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.99
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.04
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.07
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.76
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.92
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F2F23 #23939F
analogous
#9F2355 #9F2F23 #9F6D23
triadic
#9F2F23 #239F2F #2F239F
tetradic
#9F2F23 #559F23 #23939F #6D239F
square
#9F2F23 #559F23 #23939F #6D239F
split-complementary
#9F2F23 #239F6D #23559F
monochromatic
#3B110D #6D2018 #9F2F23 #D13E2E #DC6C60
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.23
#9F2F23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.91
#9F2F23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F2F23
7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F2F23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F2F23 | 1.00 | 7.23 | 2.91 | 7.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504721
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B601F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF062D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f2f23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 47, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.150 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36f5f',
500: '#9f2f23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f2f23; $custom-light: #c36f5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f2f23",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 47,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.806,
"s": 63.918,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47417,
"c": 0.14987,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.09525
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F2F23
secondary
#5DB7C1
accent
#D7E741
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140804
muted
#837B79