#972237#972237

#972237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.152 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972237
RGB	rgb(151, 34, 55)
HSL	hsl(349, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(349, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 63.6%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.99, 48.76, 17.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.99, 51.79, 19.69°)
OKLab	oklab(45% 0.1458 0.0423)
OKLCH	oklch(45% 0.152 16.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.0256, 8.0013, 4.4196)
Luminance	0.0800 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972237 #229782

analogous

#972272 #972237 #974822

triadic

#972237 #379722 #223797

tetradic

#972237 #729722 #229782 #482297

square

#972237 #729722 #229782 #482297

split-complementary

#972237 #229748 #227297

monochromatic

#330C13 #651725 #972237 #C92D49 #DA5A71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#972237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#972237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972237

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972237	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)

#434037

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615934

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 34, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.152 16.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc686d',
    500: '#972237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972237;
$custom-light: #bc686d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.231,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45,
    "c": 0.15181,
    "h": 16.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972237

secondary

#57BEAB

accent

#E6C942

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972237

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

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