#972720#972720
#972720 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.149 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #972720 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 39, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 65%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 79%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 78.8%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.27, 45.81, 32.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.27, 55.93, 35.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.09% 0.1314 0.0706) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.09% 0.149 28.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7503, 8.1368, 2.2128) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.43
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.47
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.03
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.23
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.88
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#972720 #209097
analogous
#972055 #972720 #976220
triadic
#972720 #209727 #272097
tetradic
#972720 #559720 #209097 #622097
square
#972720 #559720 #209097 #622097
split-complementary
#972720 #209762 #205597
monochromatic
#320D0B #641A15 #972720 #C9342B #DB5E56
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#972720 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#972720 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #972720
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##972720 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##972720 | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#48411E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#64591B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A70027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #972720; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 39, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.149 28.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be6a5c',
500: '#972720',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #972720; $custom-light: #be6a5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#972720",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 39,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.529,
"s": 65.027,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45094,
"c": 0.14915,
"h": 28.3
},
"luminance": 0.08135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#972720
secondary
#54B9BF
accent
#DEE840
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79