#972A2D#972A2D

#972A2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.145 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972A2D
RGB	rgb(151, 42, 45)
HSL	hsl(358, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 70.2%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.86, 45.26, 24.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.86, 51.66, 28.82°)
OKLab	oklab(45.59% 0.1325 0.0579)
OKLCH	oklch(45.59% 0.145 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.0656, 8.4268, 3.3680)
Luminance	0.0843 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972A2D #2A9794

analogous

#972A63 #972A2D #975E2A

triadic

#972A2D #2D972A #2A2D97

tetradic

#972A2D #63972A #2A9794 #5E2A97

square

#972A2D #63972A #2A9794 #5E2A97

split-complementary

#972A2D #2A975E #2A6397

monochromatic

#370F10 #671D1F #972A2D #C7373B #D5676A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#972A2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#972A2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972A2D

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972A2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972A2D	1.00	7.82	2.69	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49432C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6042C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972a2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 42, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.145 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6b66',
    500: '#972a2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972a2d;
$custom-light: #bd6b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972a2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.349,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4559,
    "c": 0.14457,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972A2D

secondary

#62BBB8

accent

#E0DC48

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEB

border

#D1C7C6

text

#130705

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972A2D

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

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