#972023#972023
#972023 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.155 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #972023 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 32, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 65%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 79%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 76.8%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.43, 48.37, 29.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.43, 56.60, 31.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.48% 0.1401 0.0656) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.48% 0.155 25.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5840, 7.7358, 2.3677) |
| Luminance | 0.0773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.00
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.43
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.63
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.79
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.12
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#972023 #209794
analogous
#97205E #972023 #975820
triadic
#972023 #239720 #202397
tetradic
#972023 #5E9720 #209794 #582097
square
#972023 #5E9720 #209794 #582097
split-complementary
#972023 #209758 #205E97
monochromatic
#320B0C #641517 #972023 #C92B2F #DB565A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.25
#972023 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.55
#972023 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #972023
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##972023 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##972023 | 1.00 | 8.25 | 2.55 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453E22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#62581E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A70023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #972023; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 32, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.155 25.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be675e',
500: '#972023',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #972023; $custom-light: #be675e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#972023",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 32,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.487,
"s": 65.027,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4448,
"c": 0.15469,
"h": 25.1
},
"luminance": 0.07734
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#972023
secondary
#54BFBC
accent
#E8E440
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79