#972222#972222

#972222 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.153 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972222
RGB	rgb(151, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 77.5%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.65, 47.67, 30.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.65, 56.46, 32.39°)
OKLab	oklab(44.64% 0.1377 0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(44.64% 0.153 26)
XYZ	xyz(13.6249, 7.8410, 2.3091)
Luminance	0.0784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972222 #229797

analogous

#97225D #972222 #975D22

triadic

#972222 #229722 #222297

tetradic

#972222 #5D9722 #229797 #5D2297

square

#972222 #5D9722 #229797 #5D2297

split-complementary

#972222 #22975D #225D97

monochromatic

#330C0C #651717 #972222 #C92D2D #DA5A5A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.18

#972222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#972222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972222

8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972222	1.00	8.18	2.57	8.18
#FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#463F21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63581D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A70024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.153 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be685d',
    500: '#972222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972222;
$custom-light: #be685d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44642,
    "c": 0.15317,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.07839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972222

secondary

#57BEBE

accent

#E6E642

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBE9

border

#D2C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #972222

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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