#972C2F#972C2F

#972C2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.142 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972C2F
RGB	rgb(151, 44, 47)
HSL	hsl(358, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 68.9%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.18, 44.57, 24.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.18, 50.65, 28.35°)
OKLab	oklab(45.84% 0.1307 0.0563)
OKLCH	oklch(45.84% 0.142 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.1778, 8.5880, 3.5999)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972C2F #2C9794

analogous

#972C64 #972C2F #975E2C

triadic

#972C2F #2F972C #2C2F97

tetradic

#972C2F #64972C #2C9794 #5E2C97

square

#972C2F #64972C #2C9794 #5E2C97

split-complementary

#972C2F #2C975E #2C6497

monochromatic

#381011 #681E20 #972C2F #C63A3E #D46A6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#972C2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#972C2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972C2F

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972C2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972C2F	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A442E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655B2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A60B2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972c2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 44, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.142 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6c67',
    500: '#972c2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972c2f;
$custom-light: #bd6c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972c2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.318,
    "s": 54.872,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45841,
    "c": 0.14234,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972C2F

secondary

#65BAB8

accent

#DEDA4A

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEB

border

#D1C7C6

text

#130706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

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