#972A2B#972A2B

#972A2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.145 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972A2B
RGB	rgb(151, 42, 43)
HSL	hsl(359, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(359, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 71.5%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.83, 45.16, 26.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.83, 52.16, 30.03°)
OKLab	oklab(45.56% 0.1317 0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(45.56% 0.145 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0280, 8.4117, 3.1700)
Luminance	0.0841 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972A2B #2A9796

analogous

#972A61 #972A2B #97602A

triadic

#972A2B #2B972A #2A2B97

tetradic

#972A2B #61972A #2A9796 #602A97

square

#972A2B #61972A #2A9796 #602A97

split-complementary

#972A2B #2A9760 #2A6197

monochromatic

#370F10 #671D1D #972A2B #C73739 #D56768

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#972A2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#972A2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972A2B

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972A2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972A2B	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49432A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645A27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6032C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972a2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 42, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.145 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6b64',
    500: '#972a2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972a2b;
$custom-light: #bd6b64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972a2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.45,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45558,
    "c": 0.14481,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972A2B

secondary

#62BBBA

accent

#E0DE48

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEB

border

#D1C7C6

text

#130705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972A2B

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

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