HEX atlas value

#9F000F

#9F000F is a warm red HEX color close to Cranberry. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 159, 0, 15, HSL 354, 100%, 31%, has luminance 0.0741, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#9F000F Sample readable text

HEX #9F000F

RGB rgb(159, 0, 15)

HSL hsl(354 100% 31%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 100, 91, 38)

Luminance 0.0741

Contrast Black 2.48:1White 8.46:1

CSS

--color-9f000f: #9F000F;
.background-9f000f { background-color: #9F000F; }
.text-9f000f { color: #9F000F; }

Luminance0.0741

Black text2.48:1AA Fail

White text8.46:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#9F000F","rgb":[159,0,15],"hsl":[354,100,31],"cmyk":[0,100,91,38],"luminance":0.0741,"contrast":{"black":2.48,"white":8.46}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.48,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.46,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#420007","hex":"#420007","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.23,"contrastWhite":17.02,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#8D111E","hex":"#8D111E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.23,"contrastWhite":9.41,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carmine","hex":"#960018","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.31,"contrastWhite":9.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Crimson Red","hex":"#990000","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#9E0010","hex":"#9E0010","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.46,"contrastWhite":8.53,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Cranberry adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/9f000f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cranberry.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carmine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/crimson-red.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#009E8E","analogous":["#9E005F","#9E3F00"],"triadic":["#109E00","#00109E"],"tetradic":["#5F9E00","#009E8E","#3F009E"],"splitComplementary":["#009E3F","#005F9E"],"monochromatic":["#FA0019","#9F000F","#420007"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FA0019","dark":"#420007","saturated":"#9E0010","desaturated":"#8D111E","pastel":"#EE2F43","neon":"#C70014"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cranberry","name":"Cranberry","hex":"#9F000F","distance":0},{"slug":"carmine","name":"Carmine","hex":"#960018","distance":12.727922061357855},{"slug":"crimson-red","name":"Crimson Red","hex":"#990000","distance":16.15549442140351},{"slug":"ruby-red","name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","distance":23.021728866442675},{"slug":"anodized-red","name":"Anodized Red","hex":"#B00020","distance":24.041630560342615}]

HEX meaning and use

About #9F000F

#9F000F is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #9F000F is visually closest to Cranberry, a named red color with HEX #9F000F.

The RGB channels are 159, 0, and 15, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 354deg with 100% saturation and 31% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.0741, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.48:1AA Fail

White text8.46:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #9F000F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.48:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.46:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#420007#FFFFFF text · best 17.02:1#420007

#8D111E#FFFFFF text · best 9.41:1#8D111E

Carmine#FFFFFF text · best 9.09:1#960018

Crimson Red#FFFFFF text · best 8.92:1#990000

#9E0010#FFFFFF text · best 8.53:1#9E0010

Generated Palette

Cranberry#9F000F

#009E8E#009E8E

#9E005F#9E005F

#9E3F00#9E3F00

#FA0019#FA0019

#420007#420007

Color Harmonies

#009E8E#009E8E

#9E005F#9E005F

#9E3F00#9E3F00

#109E00#109E00

#00109E#00109E

Variants

#FA0019#FA0019

#420007#420007

#9E0010#9E0010

#8D111E#8D111E

#EE2F43#EE2F43

#C70014#C70014

Nearest Named Colors

Cranberry#9F000F

Carmine#960018

Crimson Red#990000

Ruby Red#9B111E

Anodized Red#B00020

#9F000F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #9F000F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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