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#993e39 color: Mexican Red

#993e39 is rgb(153, 62, 57) in RGB and oklch(48.645% 0.12332 25.833) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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3°
100%

48.6%
0.123
26°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • 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 #993e39

#993e39 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 26°.

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: #993e39 mixed with white

  1. 993e39
  2. a5524b
  3. b0655e
  4. bb7771
  5. c68a84
  6. d09d98
  7. dab0ac
  8. e4c4c0
  9. edd7d5
  10. f6ebea

Darker: #993e39 mixed with black

  1. 993e39
  2. 843530
  3. 702b28
  4. 5d231f
  5. 4a1a17
  6. 381210
  7. 270a09
  8. 170404
  9. 080101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #993e39 with less saturation

  1. 993e39
  2. 94433d
  3. 8f4741
  4. 8a4b45
  5. 844e49
  6. 7f524d
  7. 795551
  8. 735855
  9. 6d5a58
  10. 665d5c

Questions about #993e39

What color is #993e39?

#993e39 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Mexican Red. In RGB it is rgb(153, 62, 57), in HSL hsl(3.12, 45.71%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.645% 0.12332 25.833).

What colors go well with #993e39?

The complementary color of #993e39 is #006f7c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #933d62 and #924900. The triadic partners are #257130 and #3e5ba5.

Is white or black text more readable on #993e39?

White text reads better on #993e39: 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 #993e39 a warm or cool color?

#993e39 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.123.