#972E2E#972E2E

#972E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.140 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972E2E
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 46)
HSL	hsl(0, 53%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(0, 70%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 69.5%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.46, 43.69, 25.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.46, 50.35, 29.79°)
OKLab	oklab(46.05% 0.1277 0.0583)
OKLCH	oklch(46.05% 0.14 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.2341, 8.7326, 3.5203)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972E2E #2E9797

analogous

#972E62 #972E2E #97622E

triadic

#972E2E #2E972E #2E2E97

tetradic

#972E2E #62972E #2E9797 #622E97

square

#972E2E #62972E #2E9797 #622E97

split-complementary

#972E2E #2E9762 #2E6297

monochromatic

#391111 #682020 #972E2E #C43E3E #D26D6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#972E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#972E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972E2E

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972E2E	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B452D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#655C2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6102F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.140 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6d67',
    500: '#972e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972e2e;
$custom-light: #bd6d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 53.299,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46049,
    "c": 0.1404,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972E2E

secondary

#67BABA

accent

#DDDD4B

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8ECEB

border

#D1C7C6

text

#130706

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #972E2E

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