#972A2F#972A2F

#972A2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.144 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972A2F
RGB	rgb(151, 42, 47)
HSL	hsl(357, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 68.9%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.89, 45.37, 23.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.89, 51.19, 27.57°)
OKLab	oklab(45.62% 0.1333 0.0555)
OKLCH	oklch(45.62% 0.144 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.1051, 8.4425, 3.5756)
Luminance	0.0844 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#972A2F #2A9792

analogous

#972A65 #972A2F #975C2A

triadic

#972A2F #2F972A #2A2F97

tetradic

#972A2F #65972A #2A9792 #5C2A97

square

#972A2F #65972A #2A9792 #5C2A97

split-complementary

#972A2F #2A975C #2A6597

monochromatic

#370F11 #671D20 #972A2F #C7373E #D5676C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#972A2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#972A2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972A2F

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972A2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972A2F	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48432E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#645B2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6052D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972a2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 42, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.144 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6b67',
    500: '#972a2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972a2f;
$custom-light: #bd6b67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972a2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.248,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45624,
    "c": 0.14437,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972A2F

secondary

#62BBB7

accent

#E0D948

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEB

border

#D1C7C6

text

#130706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972A2F

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