#9F3237#9F3237
#9F3237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.144 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F3237 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 50, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 52%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 69%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 65.4%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.72, 45.28, 22.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.72, 50.59, 26.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.06% 0.1336 0.0537) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.06% 0.144 21.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1299, 9.9302, 4.6811) |
| Luminance | 0.0993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.67
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.19
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.33
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.51
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.71
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F3237 #329F9A
analogous
#9F326D #9F3237 #9F6332
triadic
#9F3237 #379F32 #32379F
tetradic
#9F3237 #6D9F32 #329F9A #63329F
square
#9F3237 #6D9F32 #329F9A #63329F
split-complementary
#9F3237 #329F63 #326D9F
monochromatic
#421517 #702327 #9F3237 #C6494E #D4777B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#9F3237 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#9F3237 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F3237
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F3237 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F3237 | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4A36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B6134
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF1635
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f3237; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 50, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.144 21.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2716d',
500: '#9f3237',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f3237; $custom-light: #c2716d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f3237",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 50,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.248,
"s": 52.153,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48058,
"c": 0.14401,
"h": 21.9
},
"luminance": 0.09928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F3237
secondary
#70BDB9
accent
#DCD54C
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F9EDEB
border
#D2C8C6
text
#140807
muted
#827B7A