#972225#972225

#972225 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.153 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972225
RGB	rgb(151, 34, 37)
HSL	hsl(358, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 75.5%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.69, 47.80, 28.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.69, 55.63, 30.78°)
OKLab	oklab(44.68% 0.1387 0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(44.68% 0.153 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6700, 7.8591, 2.5471)
Luminance	0.0786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972225 #229794

analogous

#972260 #972225 #975A22

triadic

#972225 #259722 #222597

tetradic

#972225 #609722 #229794 #5A2297

square

#972225 #609722 #229794 #5A2297

split-complementary

#972225 #22975A #226097

monochromatic

#330C0D #651719 #972225 #C92D31 #DA5A5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.17

#972225 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#972225 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972225

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972225	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972225	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)

#453F24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625821

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A70025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972225;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 34, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.153 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be6860',
    500: '#972225',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972225;
$custom-light: #be6860;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972225",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.462,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44683,
    "c": 0.15281,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972225

secondary

#57BEBB

accent

#E6E242

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBE9

border

#D2C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #972225

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

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