#9F3B1B#9F3B1B
#9F3B1B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.140 H 37.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F3B1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 59, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 71%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 83%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.9%, 83%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.86, 39.95, 39.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.86, 56.42, 44.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.81% 0.1114 0.0853) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.81% 0.14 37.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.0617, 10.5803, 2.2331) |
| Luminance | 0.1058 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.51
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.54
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.63
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 3.64
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 3.82
Auburn
#9A3001
ΔE00 3.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F3B1B #1B7F9F
analogous
#9F1B3D #9F3B1B #9F7D1B
triadic
#9F3B1B #1B9F3B #3B1B9F
tetradic
#9F3B1B #3D9F1B #1B7F9F #7D1B9F
square
#9F3B1B #3D9F1B #1B7F9F #7D1B9F
split-complementary
#9F3B1B #1B9F7D #1B3D9F
monochromatic
#361409 #6B2812 #9F3B1B #D34E24 #E27553
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.74
#9F3B1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.12
#9F3B1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F3B1B
6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F3B1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F3B1B | 1.00 | 6.74 | 3.12 | 6.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#584D16
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706417
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF2135
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f3b1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 59, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.140 37.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3755a',
500: '#9f3b1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f3b1b; $custom-light: #c3755a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f3b1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 59,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.545,
"s": 70.968,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48809,
"c": 0.14024,
"h": 37.4
},
"luminance": 0.10578
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F3B1B
secondary
#51A9C5
accent
#C2EE3A
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDE9
border
#D3C8C5
text
#140904
muted
#837B79