#891716#891716

#891716 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.149 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#891716
RGB	rgb(137, 23, 22)
HSL	hsl(1, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(1, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.2%, 83.9%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.39, 46.30, 31.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.39, 56.28, 34.64°)
OKLab	oklab(40.92% 0.1325 0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(40.92% 0.149 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.7691, 5.9908, 1.3482)
Luminance	0.0599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#891716 #168889

analogous

#89164E #891716 #895016

triadic

#891716 #168917 #171689

tetradic

#891716 #4E8916 #168889 #501689

square

#891716 #4E8916 #168889 #501689

split-complementary

#891716 #168950 #164E89

monochromatic

#200505 #540E0E #891716 #BE201E #DF3B3A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.56

#891716 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#891716 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #891716

9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##891716	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##891716	1.00	9.56	2.20	9.56
#FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C3514

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#584E10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980019

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #891716;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 23, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.149 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46154',
    500: '#891716',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #891716;
$custom-light: #b46154;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#891716",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.522,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40918,
    "c": 0.14901,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#891716

secondary

#3EBCBD

accent

#EDEF39

background

#FCF6F4

surface

#F8EBE7

border

#D1C6C3

text

#130503

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #891716

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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