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#9f2b21

a dark, vivid red · warm · closest name: firebrick

RGB
159, 43, 33
HSL
5°, 66%, 38%
CMYK
0, 73, 79, 38
Luminance
0.0921

Every format

HEX#9f2b21
RGBrgb(159, 43, 33)
HSLhsl(5, 66%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 79%, 38%)
LABlab(36.4 47.0 34.2)
LCHlch(36.4 58.1 36.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.470 0.154 29.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9f2b21;
background-color: #9f2b21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9f2b21] bg-[#9f2b21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9f2b21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.624, green: 0.169, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9f2b21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9f2b21 on white: 7.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9f2b21 on black: 2.84:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red62.4%
Green16.9%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta73.0%
Yellow79.2%
Key (black)37.6%

Color previews

#9f2b21 text on a black background

contrast 2.84:1

Card sample

#9f2b21 text on a white background

contrast 7.39:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9f2b21;
Background color
Panel with #9f2b21 background
background-color: #9f2b21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9f2b21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(159, 43, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(159, 43, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9f2b21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9f2b21, #9F7F21);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9f2b21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9f2b21 in the Color Lab