#972839#972839

#972839 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.146 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972839
RGB	rgb(151, 40, 57)
HSL	hsl(351, 58%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(351, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 62.3%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.79, 46.76, 17.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.79, 49.83, 20.21°)
OKLab	oklab(45.61% 0.1398 0.0419)
OKLCH	oklch(45.61% 0.146 16.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.2612, 8.3944, 4.7394)
Luminance	0.0839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972839 #289786

analogous

#972870 #972839 #974F28

triadic

#972839 #399728 #283997

tetradic

#972839 #709728 #289786 #4F2897

square

#972839 #709728 #289786 #4F2897

split-complementary

#972839 #28974F #287097

monochromatic

#360E14 #671B27 #972839 #C7354B #D66475

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#972839 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#972839 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972839

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972839	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972839	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464339

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625A36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6052F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972839;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 40, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.146 16.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6b6f',
    500: '#972839',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972839;
$custom-light: #bc6b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972839",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.811,
    "s": 58.115,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4561,
    "c": 0.14593,
    "h": 16.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972839

secondary

#5FBCAD

accent

#E1CA46

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972839

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

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