#972A36#972A36

#972A36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.144 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972A36
RGB	rgb(151, 42, 54)
HSL	hsl(353, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(353, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 64.2%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.01, 45.80, 19.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.01, 49.74, 22.98°)
OKLab	oklab(45.76% 0.1361 0.0467)
OKLCH	oklch(45.76% 0.144 18.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.2578, 8.5036, 4.3799)
Luminance	0.0850 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972A36 #2A978B

analogous

#972A6D #972A36 #97542A

triadic

#972A36 #36972A #2A3697

tetradic

#972A36 #6D972A #2A978B #542A97

square

#972A36 #6D972A #2A978B #542A97

split-complementary

#972A36 #2A9754 #2A6D97

monochromatic

#370F14 #671D25 #972A36 #C73747 #D56773

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#972A36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#972A36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972A36

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972A36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972A36	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484436

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635B33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6092F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972a36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 42, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.144 18.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6c6c',
    500: '#972a36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972a36;
$custom-light: #bc6c6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972a36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.394,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45755,
    "c": 0.14389,
    "h": 18.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972A36

secondary

#62BBB1

accent

#E0CF48

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEB

border

#D1C7C6

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972A36

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

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