#972837#972837

#972837 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.146 H 17.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972837
RGB	rgb(151, 40, 55)
HSL	hsl(352, 58%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(352, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 63.6%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.75, 46.63, 18.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.75, 50.15, 21.59°)
OKLab	oklab(45.57% 0.139 0.0446)
OKLCH	oklch(45.57% 0.146 17.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.2123, 8.3748, 4.4818)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972837 #289788

analogous

#97286E #972837 #975128

triadic

#972837 #379728 #283797

tetradic

#972837 #6E9728 #289788 #512897

square

#972837 #6E9728 #289788 #512897

split-complementary

#972837 #289751 #286E97

monochromatic

#360E14 #671B25 #972837 #C73549 #D66473

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#972837 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#972837 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972837

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972837	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972837	1.00	7.85	2.67	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464337

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625A34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6042E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972837;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 40, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.146 17.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6b6d',
    500: '#972837',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972837;
$custom-light: #bc6b6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972837",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.892,
    "s": 58.115,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45568,
    "c": 0.14594,
    "h": 17.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972837

secondary

#5FBCAF

accent

#E1CC46

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEB

border

#D1C7C6

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972837

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

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