#993B3B#993B3B

#993B3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.127 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#993B3B
RGB	rgb(153, 59, 59)
HSL	hsl(0, 44%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 61%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.4%, 61.4%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.23, 39.37, 20.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.23, 44.39, 27.52°)
OKLab	oklab(48.26% 0.1164 0.0496)
OKLCH	oklch(48.26% 0.127 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.4917, 10.2180, 5.2933)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#993B3B #3B9999

analogous

#993B6A #993B3B #996A3B

triadic

#993B3B #3B993B #3B3B99

tetradic

#993B3B #6A993B #3B9999 #6A3B99

square

#993B3B #6A993B #3B9999 #6A3B99

split-complementary

#993B3B #3B996A #3B6A99

monochromatic

#411919 #6D2A2A #993B3B #BD5454 #CE8080

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#993B3B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#993B3B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #993B3B

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##993B3B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##993B3B	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534E3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6139

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7293C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #993b3b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 59, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.127 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7571',
    500: '#993b3b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #993b3b;
$custom-light: #bd7571;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#993b3b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 44.34,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48264,
    "c": 0.12655,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#993B3B

secondary

#78B8B8

accent

#D4D454

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EDEC

border

#D1C8C7

text

#130907

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #993B3B

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

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