#973837#973837

#973837 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.128 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#973837
RGB	rgb(151, 56, 55)
HSL	hsl(1, 47%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(1, 64%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.9%, 63.6%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.27, 39.78, 21.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.27, 45.31, 28.60°)
OKLab	oklab(47.45% 0.1172 0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(47.45% 0.128 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8677, 9.6855, 4.7003)
Luminance	0.0968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#973837 #379697

analogous

#973766 #973837 #976837

triadic

#973837 #379738 #383797

tetradic

#973837 #669737 #379697 #683797

square

#973837 #669737 #379697 #683797

split-complementary

#973837 #379768 #376697

monochromatic

#3D1716 #6A2727 #973837 #BE4E4D #CF7B7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#973837 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#973837 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #973837

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##973837	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##973837	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685F35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A52539

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #973837;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 56, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.128 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb736d',
    500: '#973837',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #973837;
$custom-light: #bb736d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#973837",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.625,
    "s": 46.602,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47453,
    "c": 0.12823,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#973837

secondary

#72B7B8

accent

#D5D652

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EDEB

border

#D1C8C6

text

#130807

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #973837

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

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