#972E2D#972E2D

#972E2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.141 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972E2D
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 45)
HSL	hsl(1, 54%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(1, 70%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 70.2%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.45, 43.64, 25.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.45, 50.60, 30.41°)
OKLab	oklab(46.03% 0.1274 0.0594)
OKLCH	oklch(46.03% 0.141 25)
XYZ	xyz(14.2147, 8.7248, 3.4177)
Luminance	0.0872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972E2D #2D9697

analogous

#972D61 #972E2D #97632D

triadic

#972E2D #2D972E #2E2D97

tetradic

#972E2D #61972D #2D9697 #632D97

square

#972E2D #61972D #2D9697 #632D97

split-complementary

#972E2D #2D9763 #2D6197

monochromatic

#391111 #68201F #972E2D #C53E3C #D36C6B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#972E2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#972E2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972E2D

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972E2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972E2D	1.00	7.65	2.74	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B452C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655C2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6102F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972e2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.141 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6d66',
    500: '#972e2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972e2d;
$custom-light: #bd6d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972e2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.566,
    "s": 54.082,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46033,
    "c": 0.14053,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.08723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972E2D

secondary

#66B9BA

accent

#DCDD4A

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEB

border

#D1C7C6

text

#130706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972E2D

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

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