#983738#983738

#983738 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.130 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#983738
RGB	rgb(152, 55, 56)
HSL	hsl(359, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(359, 64%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 63.2%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.29, 40.69, 21.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.29, 45.84, 27.44°)
OKLab	oklab(47.51% 0.1201 0.0508)
OKLCH	oklch(47.51% 0.13 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.0303, 9.6953, 4.8205)
Luminance	0.0969 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#983738 #379897

analogous

#983769 #983738 #986637

triadic

#983738 #389837 #373898

tetradic

#983738 #699837 #379897 #663798

square

#983738 #699837 #379897 #663798

split-complementary

#983738 #379866 #376998

monochromatic

#3E1617 #6B2727 #983738 #BF4D4F #CF7A7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#983738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#983738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #983738

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##983738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##983738	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504B37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685F36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A72338

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #983738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 55, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.130 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc736e',
    500: '#983738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #983738;
$custom-light: #bc736e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#983738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.381,
    "s": 46.86,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47506,
    "c": 0.13042,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#983738

secondary

#73B8B7

accent

#D6D551

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EDEC

border

#D1C8C7

text

#130807

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #983738

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

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