#994242#994242

#994242 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.117 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#994242
RGB	rgb(153, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 40%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 57%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 56.9%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.69, 36.44, 18.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.69, 40.68, 26.39°)
OKLab	oklab(49.41% 0.1084 0.0445)
OKLCH	oklch(49.41% 0.117 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.0698, 11.0640, 6.4425)
Luminance	0.1106 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#994242 #429999

analogous

#99426D #994242 #996D42

triadic

#994242 #429942 #424299

tetradic

#994242 #6D9942 #429999 #6D4299

square

#994242 #6D9942 #429999 #6D4299

split-complementary

#994242 #42996D #426D99

monochromatic

#431D1D #6E3030 #994242 #BA5E5E #CC8989

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#994242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#994242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #994242

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##994242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##994242	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575241

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6440

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A73443

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #994242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.117 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7976',
    500: '#994242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #994242;
$custom-light: #bc7976;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#994242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 39.726,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49406,
    "c": 0.11718,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#994242

secondary

#80B7B7

accent

#D0D058

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F8EEED

border

#D1C9C8

text

#130908

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #994242

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

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