#992121#992121

#992121 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.156 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#992121
RGB	rgb(153, 33, 33)
HSL	hsl(0, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.4%, 78.4%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.92, 48.60, 31.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.92, 57.78, 32.75°)
OKLab	oklab(44.92% 0.1401 0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(44.92% 0.156 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.9569, 7.9720, 2.2424)
Luminance	0.0797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#992121 #219999

analogous

#99215D #992121 #995D21

triadic

#992121 #219921 #212199

tetradic

#992121 #5D9921 #219999 #5D2199

square

#992121 #5D9921 #219999 #5D2199

split-complementary

#992121 #21995D #215D99

monochromatic

#340B0B #671616 #992121 #CB2C2C #DB5959

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.10

#992121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#992121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #992121

8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##992121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##992121	1.00	8.10	2.59	8.10
#FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#463F1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#64591C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A90023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #992121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 33, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.156 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0675d',
    500: '#992121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #992121;
$custom-light: #c0675d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#992121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44916,
    "c": 0.15614,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#992121

secondary

#56BFBF

accent

#E8E840

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBE9

border

#D2C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #992121

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

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