#992017#992017

#992017 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.158 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#992017
RGB	rgb(153, 32, 23)
HSL	hsl(4, 74%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(4, 85%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 85%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.71, 48.59, 36.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.71, 60.89, 37.06°)
OKLab	oklab(44.72% 0.138 0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(44.72% 0.158 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.8097, 7.8694, 1.6023)
Luminance	0.0787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#992017 #179099

analogous

#99174F #992017 #996117

triadic

#992017 #179920 #201799

tetradic

#992017 #4F9917 #179099 #611799

square

#992017 #4F9917 #179099 #611799

split-complementary

#992017 #179961 #174F99

monochromatic

#2F0A07 #64150F #992017 #CE2B1F #E35247

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#992017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#992017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #992017

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##992017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##992017	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#463E14

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645910

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A90020

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #992017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 32, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.158 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06756',
    500: '#992017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #992017;
$custom-light: #c06756;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#992017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.154,
    "s": 73.864,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44724,
    "c": 0.15821,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#992017

secondary

#47BCC5

accent

#E4F137

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #992017

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

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