#972A37#972A37

#972A37 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.144 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972A37
RGB	rgb(151, 42, 55)
HSL	hsl(353, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(353, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 63.6%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.03, 45.86, 18.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.03, 49.57, 22.30°)
OKLab	oklab(45.78% 0.1365 0.0454)
OKLCH	oklch(45.78% 0.144 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.2815, 8.5131, 4.5049)
Luminance	0.0851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972A37 #2A978A

analogous

#972A6D #972A37 #97532A

triadic

#972A37 #37972A #2A3797

tetradic

#972A37 #6D972A #2A978A #532A97

square

#972A37 #6D972A #2A978A #532A97

split-complementary

#972A37 #2A9753 #2A6D97

monochromatic

#370F14 #671D26 #972A37 #C73748 #D56774

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#972A37 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#972A37 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972A37

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972A37	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972A37	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474437

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635B34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A60A30

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972a37;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 42, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.144 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6c6d',
    500: '#972a37',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972a37;
$custom-light: #bc6c6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972a37",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.844,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45775,
    "c": 0.14386,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972A37

secondary

#62BBB0

accent

#E0CE48

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEB

border

#D1C7C6

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972A37

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

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