#972737#972737

#972737 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.147 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972737
RGB	rgb(151, 39, 55)
HSL	hsl(351, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(351, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 63.6%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.62, 47.00, 18.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.62, 50.43, 21.24°)
OKLab	oklab(45.47% 0.1402 0.0442)
OKLCH	oklch(45.47% 0.147 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.1791, 8.3082, 4.4707)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972737 #279787

analogous

#97276F #972737 #974F27

triadic

#972737 #379727 #273797

tetradic

#972737 #6F9727 #279787 #4F2797

square

#972737 #6F9727 #279787 #4F2797

split-complementary

#972737 #27974F #276F97

monochromatic

#360E14 #661A25 #972737 #C83449 #D66273

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#972737 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#972737 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972737

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972737	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972737	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464237

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625A34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6012E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972737;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 39, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.147 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6a6d',
    500: '#972737',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972737;
$custom-light: #bc6a6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972737",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.429,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45468,
    "c": 0.14696,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972737

secondary

#5EBCAF

accent

#E2CC46

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEB

border

#D1C7C6

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972737

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

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