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#993d42 color: Mexican Red

#993d42 is rgb(153, 61, 66) in RGB and oklch(48.687% 0.12346 19.657) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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357°
100%

48.7%
0.123
20°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • orange-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.10:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #993d42

#993d42 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 48.7% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 20°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.77:1 contrast and black text 3.1:1, 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: #993d42 mixed with white

  1. 993d42
  2. a55153
  3. b06465
  4. bb7777
  5. c68a89
  6. d09d9c
  7. dab0af
  8. e4c3c3
  9. edd7d6
  10. f6ebeb

Darker: #993d42 mixed with black

  1. 993d42
  2. 843438
  3. 702b2f
  4. 5d2225
  5. 4a1a1c
  6. 381214
  7. 270a0b
  8. 170405
  9. 080101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #993d42 with less saturation

  1. 993d42
  2. 944245
  3. 8f4648
  4. 8a4a4b
  5. 854e4e
  6. 7f5151
  7. 795454
  8. 735757
  9. 6d5a5a
  10. 665d5d

Questions about #993d42

What color is #993d42?

#993d42 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Mexican Red. In RGB it is rgb(153, 61, 66), in HSL hsl(356.74, 42.99%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.687% 0.12346 19.657).

What colors go well with #993d42?

The complementary color of #993d42 is #007076. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #913e6a and #95460c. The triadic partners are #357025 and #325ea4.

Is white or black text more readable on #993d42?

White text reads better on #993d42: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and black gives 3.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #993d42 a warm or cool color?

#993d42 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 20 degrees, its lightness 48.7% and its chroma 0.123.