#972F23#972F23

#972F23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.141 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#972F23
RGB	rgb(151, 47, 35)
HSL	hsl(6, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(6, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.9%, 76.8%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.47, 42.73, 31.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.47, 53.17, 36.52°)
OKLab	oklab(46.01% 0.1223 0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(46.01% 0.141 29.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.0840, 8.7358, 2.5344)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#972F23 #238B97

analogous

#972351 #972F23 #976923

triadic

#972F23 #23972F #2F2397

tetradic

#972F23 #519723 #238B97 #692397

square

#972F23 #519723 #238B97 #692397

split-complementary

#972F23 #239769 #235197

monochromatic

#34100C #652017 #972F23 #C93E2F #D9685B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#972F23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#972F23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #972F23

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##972F23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##972F23	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)

#4D4521

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675C1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A60F2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #972f23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 47, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.141 29.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6e5f',
    500: '#972f23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #972f23;
$custom-light: #bd6e5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#972f23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.207,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46006,
    "c": 0.14118,
    "h": 29.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#972F23

secondary

#58B3BE

accent

#D5E542

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8ECE9

border

#D1C7C5

text

#130704

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #972F23

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

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