#972235#972235

#972235 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.152 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972235
RGB	rgb(151, 34, 53)
HSL	hsl(350, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(350, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 64.9%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.95, 48.64, 18.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.95, 52.10, 21.02°)
OKLab	oklab(44.96% 0.145 0.0449)
OKLCH	oklch(44.96% 0.152 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.9786, 7.9825, 4.1722)
Luminance	0.0798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972235 #229784

analogous

#972270 #972235 #974A22

triadic

#972235 #359722 #223597

tetradic

#972235 #709722 #229784 #4A2297

square

#972235 #709722 #229784 #4A2297

split-complementary

#972235 #22974A #227097

monochromatic

#330C12 #651723 #972235 #C92D47 #DA5A6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#972235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#972235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972235

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972235	1.00	8.09	2.60	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#434035

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615932

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 34, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.152 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd686c',
    500: '#972235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972235;
$custom-light: #bd686c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.256,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44958,
    "c": 0.15179,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972235

secondary

#57BEAD

accent

#E6CC42

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#130706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972235

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

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