#992217#992217

#992217 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.157 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#992217
RGB	rgb(153, 34, 23)
HSL	hsl(5, 74%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(5, 85%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 85%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.94, 47.94, 36.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.94, 60.50, 37.59°)
OKLab	oklab(44.9% 0.136 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(44.9% 0.157 29.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.8653, 7.9804, 1.6208)
Luminance	0.0798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#992217 #178E99

analogous

#99174D #992217 #996317

triadic

#992217 #179922 #221799

tetradic

#992217 #4D9917 #178E99 #631799

square

#992217 #4D9917 #178E99 #631799

split-complementary

#992217 #179963 #174D99

monochromatic

#2F0A07 #64160F #992217 #CE2E1F #E35447

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#992217 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#992217 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #992217

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##992217	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##992217	1.00	8.09	2.60	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#473F14

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655910

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A90021

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #992217;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 34, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.157 29.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06856',
    500: '#992217',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #992217;
$custom-light: #c06856;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#992217",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.077,
    "s": 73.864,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44897,
    "c": 0.15668,
    "h": 29.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#992217

secondary

#47BAC5

accent

#E1F137

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#140703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #992217

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

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