#972321#972321
#972321 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.152 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #972321 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 35, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 64%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 78%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 78.1%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.76, 47.29, 30.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.76, 56.52, 33.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.72% 0.1362 0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.72% 0.152 26.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.6397, 7.8933, 2.2439) |
| Luminance | 0.0789 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.89
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.31
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.54
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.08
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.26
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#972321 #219597
analogous
#97215A #972321 #975E21
triadic
#972321 #219723 #232197
tetradic
#972321 #5A9721 #219597 #5E2197
square
#972321 #5A9721 #219597 #5E2197
split-complementary
#972321 #21975E #215A97
monochromatic
#330C0B #651716 #972321 #C92F2C #DA5A58
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.15
#972321 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.58
#972321 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #972321
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##972321 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##972321 | 1.00 | 8.15 | 2.58 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#463F1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#63581C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A70024
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #972321; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 35, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.152 26.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be685d',
500: '#972321',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #972321; $custom-light: #be685d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#972321",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 35,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.017,
"s": 64.13,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4472,
"c": 0.15247,
"h": 26.7
},
"luminance": 0.07891
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#972321
secondary
#55BDBE
accent
#E4E741
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79