#972537#972537

#972537 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.149 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972537
RGB	rgb(151, 37, 55)
HSL	hsl(351, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(351, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 63.6%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.36, 47.73, 17.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.36, 50.99, 20.59°)
OKLab	oklab(45.27% 0.1425 0.0434)
OKLCH	oklch(45.27% 0.149 16.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.1151, 8.1804, 4.4494)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972537 #259785

analogous

#972570 #972537 #974C25

triadic

#972537 #379725 #253797

tetradic

#972537 #709725 #259785 #4C2597

square

#972537 #709725 #259785 #4C2597

split-complementary

#972537 #25974C #257097

monochromatic

#350D13 #661925 #972537 #C83149 #D85F72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#972537 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#972537 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972537

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972537	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972537	1.00	7.97	2.64	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454237

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625934

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972537;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 37, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.149 16.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc696d',
    500: '#972537',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972537;
$custom-light: #bc696d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972537",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.526,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45274,
    "c": 0.14895,
    "h": 16.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972537

secondary

#5BBDAD

accent

#E4CB44

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972537

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

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