#983237#983237

#983237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.136 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#983237
RGB	rgb(152, 50, 55)
HSL	hsl(357, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(357, 67%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.1%, 63.8%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.43, 42.88, 20.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.43, 47.59, 25.72°)
OKLab	oklab(46.86% 0.1269 0.0496)
OKLCH	oklch(46.86% 0.136 21.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.7805, 9.2345, 4.6178)
Luminance	0.0923 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#983237 #329893

analogous

#98326A #983237 #986032

triadic

#983237 #379832 #323798

tetradic

#983237 #6A9832 #329893 #603298

square

#983237 #6A9832 #329893 #603298

split-complementary

#983237 #329860 #326A98

monochromatic

#3C1416 #6A2326 #983237 #C2454B #D17378

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#983237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#983237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #983237

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##983237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##983237	1.00	7.38	2.85	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4836

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665E34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A71B35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #983237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 50, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.136 21.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc706d',
    500: '#983237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #983237;
$custom-light: #bc706d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#983237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.059,
    "s": 50.495,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46857,
    "c": 0.13624,
    "h": 21.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#983237

secondary

#6DB9B5

accent

#DAD34E

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EDEB

border

#D1C8C6

text

#130807

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #983237

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

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