#971C2E#971C2E

#971C2E is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.157 H 19.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#971C2E
RGB	rgb(151, 28, 46)
HSL	hsl(351, 69%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(351, 81%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.5%, 69.5%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.16, 50.11, 22.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.16, 54.80, 23.88°)
OKLab	oklab(44.33% 0.1482 0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(44.33% 0.157 19.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.6724, 7.6092, 3.3330)
Luminance	0.0761 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#971C2E #1C9785

analogous

#971C6B #971C2E #97481C

triadic

#971C2E #2E971C #1C2E97

tetradic

#971C2E #6B971C #1C9785 #481C97

square

#971C2E #6B971C #1C9785 #481C97

split-complementary

#971C2E #1C9748 #1C6B97

monochromatic

#30090F #63121E #971C2E #CB263E #DE4F64

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#971C2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#971C2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #971C2E

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##971C2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##971C2E	1.00	8.33	2.52	8.33
#FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423D2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#60572A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A60024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #971c2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 28, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.157 19.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6666',
    500: '#971c2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #971c2e;
$custom-light: #bd6666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#971c2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.22,
    "s": 68.715,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44331,
    "c": 0.15702,
    "h": 19.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#971C2E

secondary

#4EC1B0

accent

#ECD23C

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#130606

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #971C2E

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