#992222#992222

#992222 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.155 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#992222
RGB	rgb(153, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 77.8%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.05, 48.30, 30.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.05, 57.29, 32.52°)
OKLab	oklab(45.02% 0.1394 0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(45.02% 0.155 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.9993, 8.0341, 2.3267)
Luminance	0.0803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#992222 #229999

analogous

#99225E #992222 #995E22

triadic

#992222 #229922 #222299

tetradic

#992222 #5E9922 #229999 #5E2299

square

#992222 #5E9922 #229999 #5E2299

split-complementary

#992222 #22995E #225E99

monochromatic

#350C0C #671717 #992222 #CB2D2D #DB5B5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#992222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#992222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #992222

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##992222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##992222	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)

#464020

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#64591D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A90024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #992222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.155 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf685d',
    500: '#992222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #992222;
$custom-light: #bf685d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#992222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45015,
    "c": 0.15521,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#992222

secondary

#58BFBF

accent

#E7E741

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBE9

border

#D2C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #992222

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

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