#992221#992221

#992221 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.155 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#992221
RGB	rgb(153, 34, 33)
HSL	hsl(1, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(1, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 78.4%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.04, 48.27, 31.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.04, 57.57, 33.03°)
OKLab	oklab(45% 0.1391 0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(45% 0.155 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.9851, 8.0284, 2.2518)
Luminance	0.0803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#992221 #219899

analogous

#99215C #992221 #995E21

triadic

#992221 #219922 #222199

tetradic

#992221 #5C9921 #219899 #5E2199

square

#992221 #5C9921 #219899 #5E2199

split-complementary

#992221 #21995E #215C99

monochromatic

#340C0B #671716 #992221 #CB2D2C #DB5A59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#992221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#992221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #992221

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##992221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##992221	1.00	8.06	2.61	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47401F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#64591C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A90023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #992221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 34, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.155 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c0685d',
    500: '#992221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #992221;
$custom-light: #c0685d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#992221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.5,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45003,
    "c": 0.15533,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#992221

secondary

#56BEBF

accent

#E6E840

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBE9

border

#D2C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #992221

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

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