#99272B#99272B
#99272B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.150 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #99272B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 39, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 59%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 75%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 71.9%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.80, 46.96, 26.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.80, 53.76, 29.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.61% 0.1372 0.0602) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.61% 0.15 23.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3000, 8.3999, 3.1534) |
| Luminance | 0.0840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.98
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.64
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.95
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.25
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 6.40
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#99272B #279995
analogous
#992764 #99272B #995C27
triadic
#99272B #2B9927 #272B99
tetradic
#99272B #649927 #279995 #5C2799
square
#99272B #649927 #279995 #5C2799
split-complementary
#99272B #27995C #276499
monochromatic
#370E10 #681B1D #99272B #CA3339 #D76367
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.84
#99272B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.68
#99272B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #99272B
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##99272B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##99272B | 1.00 | 7.84 | 2.68 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#48422A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655B27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #99272b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 39, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.150 23.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf6a64',
500: '#99272b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #99272b; $custom-light: #bf6a64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#99272b",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 39,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.895,
"s": 59.375,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45611,
"c": 0.14979,
"h": 23.7
},
"luminance": 0.08398
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#99272B
secondary
#5FBDBA
accent
#E3DD45
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEB
border
#D2C7C6
text
#140705
muted
#827A7A