#9F2F2B#9F2F2B
#9F2F2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.149 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F2F2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 47, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 57%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 73%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 73%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.08, 45.86, 29.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.08, 54.33, 32.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.52% 0.1329 0.0664) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.52% 0.149 26.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7524, 9.5807, 3.3048) |
| Luminance | 0.0958 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.29
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.02
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.17
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.22
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.07
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F2F2B #2B9B9F
analogous
#9F2B61 #9F2F2B #9F692B
triadic
#9F2F2B #2B9F2F #2F2B9F
tetradic
#9F2F2B #619F2B #2B9B9F #692B9F
square
#9F2F2B #619F2B #2B9B9F #692B9F
split-complementary
#9F2F2B #2B9F69 #2B619F
monochromatic
#3F1311 #6F211E #9F2F2B #CA423D #D7716D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.20
#9F2F2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.92
#9F2F2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F2F2B
7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F2F2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F2F2B | 1.00 | 7.20 | 2.92 | 7.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F482A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B6027
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF092F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f2f2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 47, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.149 26.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36f64',
500: '#9f2f2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f2f2b; $custom-light: #c36f64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f2f2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 47,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.069,
"s": 57.426,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47522,
"c": 0.14855,
"h": 26.5
},
"luminance": 0.09578
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F2F2B
secondary
#67BBBE
accent
#DBE147
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEB
border
#D3C7C6
text
#140805
muted
#837B7A