#972521#972521
#972521 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.151 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #972521 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 37, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 64%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 78%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 78.1%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.01, 46.59, 31.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.01, 56.09, 33.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.91% 0.134 0.069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.91% 0.151 27.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7002, 8.0144, 2.2641) |
| Luminance | 0.0801 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.12
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.28
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.66
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.73
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.84
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#972521 #219397
analogous
#972158 #972521 #976021
triadic
#972521 #219725 #252197
tetradic
#972521 #589721 #219397 #602197
square
#972521 #589721 #219397 #602197
split-complementary
#972521 #219760 #215897
monochromatic
#330C0B #651916 #972521 #C9312C #DA5C58
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.07
#972521 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.60
#972521 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #972521
8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##972521 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##972521 | 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)
#47401F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#64591C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A70025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #972521; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 37, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.151 27.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be695d',
500: '#972521',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #972521; $custom-light: #be695d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#972521",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 37,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.034,
"s": 64.13,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44909,
"c": 0.15076,
"h": 27.3
},
"luminance": 0.08012
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#972521
secondary
#55BBBE
accent
#E1E741
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79