#972939#972939

#972939 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.145 H 17.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972939
RGB	rgb(151, 41, 57)
HSL	hsl(351, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(351, 73%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 62.3%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.93, 46.38, 17.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.93, 49.54, 20.56°)
OKLab	oklab(45.71% 0.1386 0.0423)
OKLCH	oklch(45.71% 0.145 17)
XYZ	xyz(14.2954, 8.4626, 4.7508)
Luminance	0.0846 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972939 #299787

analogous

#972970 #972939 #975029

triadic

#972939 #399729 #293997

tetradic

#972939 #709729 #299787 #502997

square

#972939 #709729 #299787 #502997

split-complementary

#972939 #299750 #297097

monochromatic

#370F15 #671C27 #972939 #C7364B #D56575

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#972939 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#972939 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972939

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972939	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972939	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464339

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#625B36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A60830

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972939;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 41, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.145 17.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6b6f',
    500: '#972939',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972939;
$custom-light: #bc6b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972939",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.273,
    "s": 57.292,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45713,
    "c": 0.14489,
    "h": 17
  },
  "luminance": 0.08461
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972939

secondary

#61BBAE

accent

#E1CA47

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEC

border

#D1C7C7

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972939

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

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