#99231C#99231C

#99231C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.155 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#99231C
RGB	rgb(153, 35, 28)
HSL	hsl(3, 69%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(3, 82%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 81.7%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.11, 47.75, 34.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.11, 58.82, 35.72°)
OKLab	oklab(45.04% 0.1364 0.0741)
OKLCH	oklch(45.04% 0.155 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.9492, 8.0604, 1.9197)
Luminance	0.0806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#99231C #1C9299

analogous

#991C53 #99231C #99611C

triadic

#99231C #1C9923 #231C99

tetradic

#99231C #53991C #1C9299 #611C99

square

#99231C #53991C #1C9299 #611C99

split-complementary

#99231C #1C9961 #1C5399

monochromatic

#320B09 #651713 #99231C #CD2F25 #DF5850

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#99231C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#99231C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #99231C

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##99231C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##99231C	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47401A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655A16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A90023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #99231c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 35, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.155 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06859',
    500: '#99231c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #99231c;
$custom-light: #c06859;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#99231c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.36,
    "s": 69.061,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45035,
    "c": 0.1552,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#99231C

secondary

#4FBBC2

accent

#E2EC3C

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBE9

border

#D2C6C5

text

#140703

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #99231C

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

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