#972438#972438

#972438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.150 H 16.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972438
RGB	rgb(151, 36, 56)
HSL	hsl(350, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(350, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 62.9%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.25, 48.15, 17.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.25, 51.11, 19.60°)
OKLab	oklab(45.2% 0.144 0.0417)
OKLCH	oklch(45.2% 0.15 16.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.1086, 8.1287, 4.5667)
Luminance	0.0813 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972438 #249783

analogous

#972472 #972438 #974A24

triadic

#972438 #389724 #243897

tetradic

#972438 #729724 #249783 #4A2497

square

#972438 #729724 #249783 #4A2497

split-complementary

#972438 #24974A #247297

monochromatic

#340C13 #661826 #972438 #C8304A #D85D72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.00

#972438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#972438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972438

8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972438	1.00	8.00	2.63	8.00
#FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444138

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615935

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 36, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.150 16.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc696e',
    500: '#972438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972438;
$custom-light: #bc696e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.565,
    "s": 61.497,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45202,
    "c": 0.14993,
    "h": 16.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08127
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972438

secondary

#5ABDAC

accent

#E5C943

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972438

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

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