#972A38#972A38

#972A38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.144 H 17.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972A38
RGB	rgb(151, 42, 56)
HSL	hsl(352, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(352, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 62.9%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.05, 45.93, 18.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.05, 49.40, 21.61°)
OKLab	oklab(45.8% 0.1369 0.0441)
OKLCH	oklch(45.8% 0.144 17.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.3057, 8.5228, 4.6324)
Luminance	0.0852 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972A38 #2A9789

analogous

#972A6E #972A38 #97532A

triadic

#972A38 #38972A #2A3897

tetradic

#972A38 #6E972A #2A9789 #532A97

square

#972A38 #6E972A #2A9789 #532A97

split-complementary

#972A38 #2A9753 #2A6E97

monochromatic

#370F14 #671D26 #972A38 #C7374A #D56775

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#972A38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#972A38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972A38

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972A38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972A38	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)

#474438

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635B35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A60A30

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972a38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 42, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.144 17.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6c6e',
    500: '#972a38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972a38;
$custom-light: #bc6c6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972a38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.294,
    "s": 56.477,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45796,
    "c": 0.14384,
    "h": 17.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972A38

secondary

#62BBAF

accent

#E0CC48

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEB

border

#D1C7C6

text

#130707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972A38

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

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