#972538#972538

#972538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.149 H 16.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972538
RGB	rgb(151, 37, 56)
HSL	hsl(350, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(350, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 62.9%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.38, 47.80, 17.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.38, 50.84, 19.91°)
OKLab	oklab(45.3% 0.1429 0.042)
OKLCH	oklch(45.3% 0.149 16.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.1393, 8.1900, 4.5769)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972538 #259784

analogous

#972571 #972538 #974B25

triadic

#972538 #389725 #253897

tetradic

#972538 #719725 #259784 #4B2597

square

#972538 #719725 #259784 #4B2597

split-complementary

#972538 #25974B #257197

monochromatic

#350D14 #661926 #972538 #C8314A #D85F73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#972538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#972538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972538

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972538	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444238

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615935

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 37, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.149 16.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc696e',
    500: '#972538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972538;
$custom-light: #bc696e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45295,
    "c": 0.14896,
    "h": 16.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972538

secondary

#5BBDAC

accent

#E4C944

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972538

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

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