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#993d39 color: Mexican Red

#993d39 is rgb(153, 61, 57) in RGB and oklch(48.503% 0.12449 25.298) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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3°
100%

48.5%
0.124
25°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.08:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #993d39

#993d39 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 25°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.82:1 contrast and black text 3.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mexican Red (#9b3d3d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #993d39 mixed with white

  1. 993d39
  2. a5514b
  3. b0645e
  4. bb7771
  5. c68a84
  6. d09d98
  7. dab0ac
  8. e4c4c0
  9. edd7d5
  10. f6ebea

Darker: #993d39 mixed with black

  1. 993d39
  2. 843430
  3. 702b28
  4. 5d221f
  5. 4a1a17
  6. 381210
  7. 270a09
  8. 170404
  9. 080101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #993d39 with less saturation

  1. 993d39
  2. 94423d
  3. 8f4641
  4. 8a4a45
  5. 844e49
  6. 7f514d
  7. 795451
  8. 735754
  9. 6d5a58
  10. 665c5b

Questions about #993d39

What color is #993d39?

#993d39 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Mexican Red. In RGB it is rgb(153, 61, 57), in HSL hsl(2.5, 45.71%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.503% 0.12449 25.298).

What colors go well with #993d39?

The complementary color of #993d39 is #006f7b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #933c62 and #924800. The triadic partners are #26712e and #3c5ba5.

Is white or black text more readable on #993d39?

White text reads better on #993d39: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and black gives 3.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #993d39 a warm or cool color?

#993d39 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 25 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.124.