#972436#972436

#972436 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.150 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972436
RGB	rgb(151, 36, 54)
HSL	hsl(351, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(351, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 64.2%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.21, 48.02, 18.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.21, 51.42, 20.95°)
OKLab	oklab(45.16% 0.1432 0.0443)
OKLCH	oklch(45.16% 0.15 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.0607, 8.1095, 4.3142)
Luminance	0.0811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972436 #249785

analogous

#972470 #972436 #974C24

triadic

#972436 #369724 #243697

tetradic

#972436 #709724 #249785 #4C2497

square

#972436 #709724 #249785 #4C2497

split-complementary

#972436 #24974C #247097

monochromatic

#340C13 #661824 #972436 #C83048 #D85D70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#972436 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#972436 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972436

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972436	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972436	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444136

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615933

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972436;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 36, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.150 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc696c',
    500: '#972436',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972436;
$custom-light: #bc696c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972436",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.609,
    "s": 61.497,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4516,
    "c": 0.14991,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972436

secondary

#5ABDAE

accent

#E5CB43

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972436

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

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