#972539#972539

#972539 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.149 H 15.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972539
RGB	rgb(151, 37, 57)
HSL	hsl(349, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(349, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 62.3%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.40, 47.86, 16.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.40, 50.69, 19.23°)
OKLab	oklab(45.32% 0.1433 0.0407)
OKLCH	oklch(45.32% 0.149 15.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.1640, 8.1999, 4.7070)
Luminance	0.0820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972539 #259783

analogous

#972572 #972539 #974A25

triadic

#972539 #399725 #253997

tetradic

#972539 #729725 #259783 #4A2597

square

#972539 #729725 #259783 #4A2597

split-complementary

#972539 #25974A #257297

monochromatic

#350D14 #661926 #972539 #C8314C #D85F74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#972539 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#972539 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972539

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972539	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972539	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)

#444239

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#615936

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972539;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 37, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.149 15.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc696f',
    500: '#972539',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972539;
$custom-light: #bc696f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972539",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.474,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45317,
    "c": 0.14898,
    "h": 15.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972539

secondary

#5BBDAC

accent

#E4C844

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEC

border

#D1C6C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972539

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

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