#972838#972838

#972838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.146 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972838
RGB	rgb(151, 40, 56)
HSL	hsl(351, 58%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(351, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 62.9%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.77, 46.70, 17.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.77, 49.99, 20.90°)
OKLab	oklab(45.59% 0.1394 0.0432)
OKLCH	oklch(45.59% 0.146 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.2365, 8.3845, 4.6093)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972838 #289787

analogous

#972870 #972838 #974F28

triadic

#972838 #389728 #283897

tetradic

#972838 #709728 #289787 #4F2897

square

#972838 #709728 #289787 #4F2897

split-complementary

#972838 #28974F #287097

monochromatic

#360E14 #671B26 #972838 #C7354A #D66474

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#972838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#972838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972838

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972838	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464338

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625A35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6042F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 40, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.146 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6b6e',
    500: '#972838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972838;
$custom-light: #bc6b6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.351,
    "s": 58.115,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45589,
    "c": 0.14593,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972838

secondary

#5FBCAE

accent

#E1CB46

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEB

border

#D1C7C6

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972838

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

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