#96231C#96231C

#96231C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.152 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#96231C
RGB	rgb(150, 35, 28)
HSL	hsl(3, 69%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(3, 81%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 81.3%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.50, 46.79, 33.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.50, 57.57, 35.63°)
OKLab	oklab(44.48% 0.1337 0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(44.48% 0.152 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.3899, 7.7720, 1.8935)
Luminance	0.0777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#96231C #1C8F96

analogous

#961C52 #96231C #96601C

triadic

#96231C #1C9623 #231C96

tetradic

#96231C #52961C #1C8F96 #601C96

square

#96231C #52961C #1C8F96 #601C96

split-complementary

#96231C #1C9660 #1C5296

monochromatic

#2F0B09 #621712 #96231C #CA2F26 #DE574E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#96231C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#96231C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #96231C

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##96231C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##96231C	1.00	8.22	2.55	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#463F1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635817

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A60023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #96231c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(150, 35, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.152 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be6859',
    500: '#96231c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #96231c;
$custom-light: #be6859;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#96231c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 150,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.443,
    "s": 68.539,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44476,
    "c": 0.15213,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#96231C

secondary

#4DBAC1

accent

#E1EB3C

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBE9

border

#D2C6C5

text

#140703

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #96231C

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

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