#993238#993238

#993238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.137 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#993238
RGB	rgb(153, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(357, 51%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(357, 67%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 63.4%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.63, 43.29, 20.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.63, 47.82, 25.14°)
OKLab	oklab(47.05% 0.1283 0.0489)
OKLCH	oklch(47.05% 0.137 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9928, 9.3411, 4.7541)
Luminance	0.0934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#993238 #329993

analogous

#99326B #993238 #996032

triadic

#993238 #389932 #323899

tetradic

#993238 #6B9932 #329993 #603299

square

#993238 #6B9932 #329993 #603299

split-complementary

#993238 #329960 #326B99

monochromatic

#3D1416 #6B2327 #993238 #C2464D #D27479

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#993238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#993238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #993238

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##993238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##993238	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4837

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A81A35

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #993238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.137 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd706e',
    500: '#993238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #993238;
$custom-light: #bd706e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#993238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.505,
    "s": 50.739,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47047,
    "c": 0.13727,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#993238

secondary

#6DBAB5

accent

#DAD24E

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EDEB

border

#D1C8C6

text

#130807

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #993238

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

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