#991816#991816

#991816 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.164 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#991816
RGB	rgb(153, 24, 22)
HSL	hsl(1, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(1, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 84.3%, 85.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.89, 50.86, 36.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.89, 62.59, 35.65°)
OKLab	oklab(44.11% 0.1449 0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(44.11% 0.164 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6100, 7.4858, 1.4872)
Luminance	0.0748 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#991816 #169799

analogous

#991656 #991816 #995A16

triadic

#991816 #169918 #181699

tetradic

#991816 #569916 #169799 #5A1699

square

#991816 #569916 #169799 #5A1699

split-complementary

#991816 #16995A #165699

monochromatic

#2E0707 #63100E #991816 #CF201E #E44845

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.41

#991816 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#991816 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #991816

8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##991816	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##991816	1.00	8.41	2.50	8.41
#FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#433B14

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62570E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A9001A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #991816;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 24, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.164 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c16455',
    500: '#991816',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #991816;
$custom-light: #c16455;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#991816",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.916,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44111,
    "c": 0.16384,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#991816

secondary

#46C3C5

accent

#EFF136

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE8

border

#D3C6C4

text

#140603

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #991816

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

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