#99271B#99271B
#99271B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.152 H 30.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #99271B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 39, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 70%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 82%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 82.4%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.61, 46.30, 35.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.61, 58.28, 37.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.41% 0.1316 0.076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.41% 0.152 30) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0619, 8.3047, 1.8992) |
| Luminance | 0.0830 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.19
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.38
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.93
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 3.95
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.11
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#99271B #1B8D99
analogous
#991B4E #99271B #99661B
triadic
#99271B #1B9927 #271B99
tetradic
#99271B #4E991B #1B8D99 #661B99
square
#99271B #4E991B #1B8D99 #661B99
split-complementary
#99271B #1B9966 #1B4E99
monochromatic
#310C09 #651A12 #99271B #CD3424 #E05C4F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.89
#99271B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.66
#99271B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #99271B
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##99271B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##99271B | 1.00 | 7.89 | 2.66 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A4118
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665A15
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A90025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #99271b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 39, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.152 30.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c06a59',
500: '#99271b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #99271b; $custom-light: #c06a59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#99271b",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 39,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.714,
"s": 70,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45406,
"c": 0.15201,
"h": 30
},
"luminance": 0.08302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#99271B
secondary
#4EB7C2
accent
#DCED3B
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140703
muted
#827A78