#972223#972223

#972223 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.153 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972223
RGB	rgb(151, 34, 35)
HSL	hsl(359, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(359, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 76.8%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.66, 47.71, 29.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.66, 56.18, 31.86°)
OKLab	oklab(44.66% 0.138 0.0662)
OKLCH	oklch(44.66% 0.153 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.6395, 7.8469, 2.3862)
Luminance	0.0785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972223 #229796

analogous

#97225E #972223 #975C22

triadic

#972223 #239722 #222397

tetradic

#972223 #5E9722 #229796 #5C2297

square

#972223 #5E9722 #229796 #5C2297

split-complementary

#972223 #22975C #225E97

monochromatic

#330C0C #651717 #972223 #C92D2F #DA5A5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.17

#972223 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#972223 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972223

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972223	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972223	1.00	8.17	2.57	8.17
#FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#463F22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63581E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A70024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972223;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 34, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.153 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be685e',
    500: '#972223',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972223;
$custom-light: #be685e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972223",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.487,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44655,
    "c": 0.15305,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972223

secondary

#57BEBD

accent

#E6E542

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBE9

border

#D2C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #972223

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

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