#972323#972323

#972323 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.152 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972323
RGB	rgb(151, 35, 35)
HSL	hsl(0, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 76.8%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.78, 47.37, 29.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.78, 55.96, 32.16°)
OKLab	oklab(44.75% 0.1369 0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(44.75% 0.152 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.6685, 7.9049, 2.3959)
Luminance	0.0790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972323 #239797

analogous

#97235D #972323 #975D23

triadic

#972323 #239723 #232397

tetradic

#972323 #5D9723 #239797 #5D2397

square

#972323 #5D9723 #239797 #5D2397

split-complementary

#972323 #23975D #235D97

monochromatic

#340C0C #651717 #972323 #C92F2F #D95B5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.14

#972323 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#972323 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972323

8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972323	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972323	1.00	8.14	2.58	8.14
#FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#463F22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63591F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A70025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972323;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 35, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.152 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be685e',
    500: '#972323',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972323;
$custom-light: #be685e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972323",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44746,
    "c": 0.15221,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972323

secondary

#58BEBE

accent

#E5E542

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F9EBE9

border

#D2C6C5

text

#140704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #972323

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

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