#972820#972820
#972820 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.148 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #972820 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 40, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 65%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 79%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 78.8%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.40, 45.44, 32.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.40, 55.71, 35.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.2% 0.1302 0.0709) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.2% 0.148 28.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.7836, 8.2033, 2.2238) |
| Luminance | 0.0820 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.53
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.61
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.81
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.02
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.70
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#972820 #208F97
analogous
#972053 #972820 #976320
triadic
#972820 #209728 #282097
tetradic
#972820 #539720 #208F97 #632097
square
#972820 #539720 #208F97 #632097
split-complementary
#972820 #209763 #205397
monochromatic
#320D0B #641B15 #972820 #C9352B #DB5F56
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.95
#972820 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.64
#972820 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #972820
7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##972820 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##972820 | 1.00 | 7.95 | 2.64 | 7.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#49411E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#645A1B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A70027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #972820; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 40, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.148 28.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be6a5c',
500: '#972820',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #972820; $custom-light: #be6a5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#972820",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 40,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.034,
"s": 65.027,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45196,
"c": 0.14826,
"h": 28.6
},
"luminance": 0.08201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#972820
secondary
#54B8BF
accent
#DDE840
background
#FCF6F5
surface
#F9EBE9
border
#D2C6C5
text
#140704
muted
#827A79