#983B23#983B23

#983B23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.130 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#983B23
RGB	rgb(152, 59, 35)
HSL	hsl(12, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(12, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 77%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.71, 37.59, 34.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.71, 50.75, 42.21°)
OKLab	oklab(47.73% 0.1063 0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(47.73% 0.13 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.8178, 9.9267, 2.7256)
Luminance	0.0993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#983B23 #238098

analogous

#982345 #983B23 #987623

triadic

#983B23 #23983B #3B2398

tetradic

#983B23 #459823 #238098 #762398

square

#983B23 #459823 #238098 #762398

split-complementary

#983B23 #239876 #234598

monochromatic

#35140C #662818 #983B23 #CA4E2E #D9765C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#983B23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#983B23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #983B23

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##983B23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##983B23	1.00	7.04	2.99	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554C20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6020

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A72536

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #983b23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 59, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.130 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd755f',
    500: '#983b23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #983b23;
$custom-light: #bd755f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#983b23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.308,
    "s": 62.567,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47727,
    "c": 0.13048,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#983B23

secondary

#59A9BE

accent

#C4E642

background

#FCF7F5

surface

#F8EDE9

border

#D1C8C5

text

#130804

muted

#827B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #983B23

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

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