#991C38#991C38
#991C38 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.159 H 14.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #991C38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 28, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 69%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 82%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.7%, 63.4%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.75, 51.27, 16.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.75, 53.88, 17.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.91% 0.1538 0.0403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.91% 0.159 14.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2675, 7.8905, 4.5124) |
| Luminance | 0.0789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 2.62
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.42
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 4.50
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.78
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 6.12
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#991C38 #1C997D
analogous
#991C76 #991C38 #993E1C
triadic
#991C38 #38991C #1C3899
tetradic
#991C38 #76991C #1C997D #3E1C99
square
#991C38 #76991C #1C997D #3E1C99
split-complementary
#991C38 #1C993E #1C7699
monochromatic
#320912 #651325 #991C38 #CD254B #DF5070
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.15
#991C38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.58
#991C38 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #991C38
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##991C38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##991C38 | 1.00 | 8.15 | 2.58 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#413F38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#605935
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A80028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #991c38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 28, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.159 14.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be666e',
500: '#991c38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #991c38; $custom-light: #be666e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#991c38",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 28,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.56,
"s": 69.061,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44907,
"c": 0.15899,
"h": 14.7
},
"luminance": 0.07888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#991C38
secondary
#4FC2A8
accent
#ECC43C
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F8EBEB
border
#D1C6C6
text
#130707
muted
#827A7A