#972238#972238

#972238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.152 H 15.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972238
RGB	rgb(151, 34, 56)
HSL	hsl(349, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(349, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 62.9%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.01, 48.83, 16.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.01, 51.65, 19.02°)
OKLab	oklab(45.02% 0.1462 0.0409)
OKLCH	oklch(45.02% 0.152 15.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.0498, 8.0110, 4.5471)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972238 #229781

analogous

#972273 #972238 #974722

triadic

#972238 #389722 #223897

tetradic

#972238 #739722 #229781 #472297

square

#972238 #739722 #229781 #472297

split-complementary

#972238 #229747 #227397

monochromatic

#330C13 #651725 #972238 #C92D4B #DA5A72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#972238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#972238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972238

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972238	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#434038

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615935

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 34, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.152 15.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc686e',
    500: '#972238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972238;
$custom-light: #bc686e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.718,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45021,
    "c": 0.15184,
    "h": 15.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972238

secondary

#57BEAB

accent

#E6C742

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972238

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

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