#972236#972236

#972236 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.152 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972236
RGB	rgb(151, 34, 54)
HSL	hsl(350, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(350, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 64.2%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.97, 48.70, 18.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.97, 51.94, 20.36°)
OKLab	oklab(44.98% 0.1454 0.0436)
OKLCH	oklch(44.98% 0.152 16.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.0019, 7.9918, 4.2946)
Luminance	0.0799 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972236 #229783

analogous

#972271 #972236 #974922

triadic

#972236 #369722 #223697

tetradic

#972236 #719722 #229783 #492297

square

#972236 #719722 #229783 #492297

split-complementary

#972236 #229749 #227197

monochromatic

#330C12 #651724 #972236 #C92D48 #DA5A70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#972236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#972236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972236

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972236	1.00	8.08	2.60	8.08
#FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#434036

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615933

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 34, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.152 16.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc686c',
    500: '#972236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972236;
$custom-light: #bc686c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.744,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44979,
    "c": 0.1518,
    "h": 16.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972236

secondary

#57BEAC

accent

#E6CA42

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972236

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

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