#99252B#99252B
#99252B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.152 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #99252B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 37, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 61%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 76%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.8%, 71.9%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.54, 47.68, 25.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.54, 54.24, 28.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.42% 0.1394 0.0595) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.42% 0.152 23.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2361, 8.2720, 3.1321) |
| Luminance | 0.0827 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.29
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.68
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.93
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.20
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.40
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#99252B #259993
analogous
#992565 #99252B #995925
triadic
#99252B #2B9925 #252B99
tetradic
#99252B #659925 #259993 #592599
square
#99252B #659925 #259993 #592599
split-complementary
#99252B #259959 #256599
monochromatic
#360D0F #68191D #99252B #CA3139 #D96066
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.91
#99252B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.65
#99252B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #99252B
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##99252B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##99252B | 1.00 | 7.91 | 2.65 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#47412A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A90028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #99252b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 37, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.152 23.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf6964',
500: '#99252b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #99252b; $custom-light: #bf6964; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#99252b",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 37,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.897,
"s": 61.053,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45418,
"c": 0.15161,
"h": 23.1
},
"luminance": 0.0827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#99252B
secondary
#5CBEB9
accent
#E4DC44
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9EBEB
border
#D2C6C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A7A