#991716#991716

#991716 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.164 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#991716
RGB	rgb(153, 23, 22)
HSL	hsl(0, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(0, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 85%, 85.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.80, 51.11, 36.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.80, 62.75, 35.46°)
OKLab	oklab(44.05% 0.1457 0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(44.05% 0.164 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.5898, 7.4453, 1.4804)
Luminance	0.0744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#991716 #169899

analogous

#991657 #991716 #995916

triadic

#991716 #169917 #171699

tetradic

#991716 #579916 #169899 #591699

square

#991716 #579916 #169899 #591699

split-complementary

#991716 #169959 #165799

monochromatic

#2E0707 #630F0E #991716 #CF1F1E #E44645

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#991716 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#991716 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #991716

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##991716	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##991716	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	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: #991716;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 23, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.164 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16455',
    500: '#991716',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #991716;
$custom-light: #c16455;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#991716",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.458,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44045,
    "c": 0.16446,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#991716

secondary

#46C4C5

accent

#F0F136

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE8

border

#D3C6C4

text

#140603

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #991716

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

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