#991616#991616

#991616 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.165 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#991616
RGB	rgb(153, 22, 22)
HSL	hsl(0, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(0, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 85.6%, 85.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.71, 51.35, 36.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.71, 62.90, 35.27°)
OKLab	oklab(43.98% 0.1465 0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(43.98% 0.165 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.5703, 7.4063, 1.4740)
Luminance	0.0740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#991616 #169999

analogous

#991658 #991616 #995816

triadic

#991616 #169916 #161699

tetradic

#991616 #589916 #169999 #581699

square

#991616 #589916 #169999 #581699

split-complementary

#991616 #169958 #165899

monochromatic

#2E0707 #630E0E #991616 #CF1E1E #E44545

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#991616 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#991616 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #991616

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##991616	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##991616	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#433B14

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62570E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A90019

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #991616;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 22, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.165 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16355',
    500: '#991616',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #991616;
$custom-light: #c16355;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#991616",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43982,
    "c": 0.16505,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#991616

secondary

#46C5C5

accent

#F1F136

background

#FDF6F4

surface

#FAEBE8

border

#D3C6C4

text

#140603

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #991616

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

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