#9F1239 color
The swatch above shows #9F1239 with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#9F1239 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the CSS named color firebrick (#B22222).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: rose-800. That means you can write bg-rose-800 or text-rose-800 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #9F1239 |
| RGB | rgb(159, 18, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(343, 80%, 35%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 89%, 64%, 38%) |
| Decimal | 10424889 |
| CSS | color: #9F1239; |
| Android | 0xFF9F1239 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.624, green: 0.071, blue: 0.224, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #9F1239 | 8.02:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Black text on #9F1239 | 2.62:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | white |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #9F1239
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #9F1239 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #9F1239
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #9F1239 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #9F1239; background-color: #9F1239; }
.element { color: rgb(159 18 57); }
.element { color: hsl(343 80% 35%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-rose-800 text-white">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #9F1239;Frequently asked questions
What color is #9F1239?
#9F1239 is a dark, vivid red. Its hue sits at 343° on the color wheel, with 80% saturation and 35% lightness.
What is #9F1239 in RGB?
#9F1239 converts to rgb(159, 18, 57) — 159 red, 18 green and 57 blue.
What is #9F1239 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 64%, 38%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #9F1239 be white or black?
White gives the better contrast ratio (8.02:1 versus 2.62:1).
What is the complementary color of #9F1239?
#12A178 — the hue directly opposite #9F1239 on the color wheel.