Palettes / Colors / #96331D

#96331D — Red

#96331D is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #96331D when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#96331D is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #1D8096; it also sits naturally between #961D43 and #96701D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 20% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 81% · Key 41%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #96331D

.text { color: #96331D; }
.background { background-color: #96331D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #96331D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(150, 51, 29); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 68%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #96331D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(150, 51, 29, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #96331D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(150, 51, 29, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#96331D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#96331D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #96331D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1D8096:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #96331D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #96331D

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #96331D looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #96331D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #96331C  ·  #96331E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #96331D?

#96331D is Red, a red color (RGB 150, 51, 29). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #96331D?

#96331D is RGB 150, 51, 29 — HSL 11°, 68%, 35% — CMYK 0%, 66%, 81%, 41%.

What colors go with #96331D?

Its complement is #1D8096; analogous partners are #961D43 and #96701D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #96331D for text?

White text on #96331D has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.79:1.