#994240#994240

#994240 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.117 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994240
RGB	rgb(153, 66, 64)
HSL	hsl(1, 41%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(1, 58%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 58.2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.65, 36.28, 19.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.65, 41.08, 27.97°)
OKLab	oklab(49.36% 0.1076 0.0471)
OKLCH	oklch(49.36% 0.117 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.0118, 11.0408, 6.1374)
Luminance	0.1104 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994240 #409799

analogous

#99406B #994240 #996E40

triadic

#994240 #409942 #424099

tetradic

#994240 #6B9940 #409799 #6E4099

square

#994240 #6B9940 #409799 #6E4099

split-complementary

#994240 #40996E #406B99

monochromatic

#431D1C #6E2F2E #994240 #BB5E5C #CD8887

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#994240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#994240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994240

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994240	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#57523F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D643E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A73342

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 66, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.117 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7974',
    500: '#994240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994240;
$custom-light: #bc7974;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.348,
    "s": 41.014,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49364,
    "c": 0.11745,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994240

secondary

#7EB6B7

accent

#CED157

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F8EEED

border

#D1C9C8

text

#130908

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #994240

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

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