#972E40#972E40

#972E40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.140 H 14.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972E40
RGB	rgb(151, 46, 64)
HSL	hsl(350, 53%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(350, 70%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 57.6%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.80, 44.90, 14.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.80, 47.05, 17.41°)
OKLab	oklab(46.41% 0.1351 0.035)
OKLCH	oklch(46.41% 0.14 14.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.6663, 8.9055, 5.7961)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972E40 #2E9785

analogous

#972E74 #972E40 #97502E

triadic

#972E40 #40972E #2E4097

tetradic

#972E40 #74972E #2E9785 #502E97

square

#972E40 #74972E #2E9785 #502E97

split-complementary

#972E40 #2E9750 #2E7497

monochromatic

#391118 #68202C #972E40 #C43E55 #D26D7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#972E40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#972E40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972E40

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972E40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972E40	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484640

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#635C3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A51735

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972e40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 46, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.140 14.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb6e74',
    500: '#972e40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972e40;
$custom-light: #bb6e74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972e40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.714,
    "s": 53.299,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4641,
    "c": 0.13953,
    "h": 14.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972E40

secondary

#67BAAC

accent

#DDC44B

background

#FCF6F7

surface

#F8ECED

border

#D1C7C8

text

#130808

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #972E40

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

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