#972224#972224
#972224 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.153 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #972224 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 34, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 63%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 77%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 76.2%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.67, 47.75, 29.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.67, 55.90, 31.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.67% 0.1384 0.0651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.67% 0.153 25.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6546, 7.8529, 2.4655) |
| Luminance | 0.0785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.22
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.27
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.86
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.72
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.95
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#972224 #229795
analogous
#97225F #972224 #975B22
triadic
#972224 #249722 #222497
tetradic
#972224 #5F9722 #229795 #5B2297
square
#972224 #5F9722 #229795 #5B2297
split-complementary
#972224 #22975B #225F97
monochromatic
#330C0C #651718 #972224 #C92D30 #DA5A5C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.17
#972224 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.57
#972224 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #972224
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##972224 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##972224 | 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)
#453F23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#625820
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A70024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #972224; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 34, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.153 25.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be685f',
500: '#972224',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #972224; $custom-light: #be685f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#972224",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 34,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.974,
"s": 63.243,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44669,
"c": 0.15293,
"h": 25.2
},
"luminance": 0.07851
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#972224
secondary
#57BEBC
accent
#E6E342
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79