#961717#961717

#961717 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.162 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#961717
RGB	rgb(150, 23, 23)
HSL	hsl(0, 73%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(0, 85%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 84.7%, 84.7%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.17, 50.25, 35.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.17, 61.26, 34.89°)
OKLab	oklab(43.47% 0.1436 0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(43.47% 0.162 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.0404, 7.1608, 1.5060)
Luminance	0.0716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#961717 #179696

analogous

#961757 #961717 #965717

triadic

#961717 #179617 #171796

tetradic

#961717 #579617 #179696 #571796

square

#961717 #579617 #179696 #571796

split-complementary

#961717 #179657 #175796

monochromatic

#2C0707 #610F0F #961717 #CB1F1F #E24545

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#961717 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#961717 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #961717

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##961717	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##961717	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423A15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#605510

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A60019

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #961717;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 23, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.162 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be6355',
    500: '#961717',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #961717;
$custom-light: #be6355;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#961717",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 73.41,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4347,
    "c": 0.1615,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#961717

secondary

#45C3C3

accent

#F0F038

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140603

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #961717

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

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