#973838#973838

#973838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.128 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#973838
RGB	rgb(151, 56, 56)
HSL	hsl(0, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(0, 63%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.9%, 62.9%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.29, 39.85, 21.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.29, 45.09, 27.89°)
OKLab	oklab(47.47% 0.1176 0.0507)
OKLCH	oklch(47.47% 0.128 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.8919, 9.6951, 4.8278)
Luminance	0.0969 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#973838 #389797

analogous

#973867 #973838 #976738

triadic

#973838 #389738 #383897

tetradic

#973838 #679738 #389797 #673897

square

#973838 #679738 #389797 #673897

split-complementary

#973838 #389767 #386797

monochromatic

#3E1717 #6A2727 #973838 #BE4F4F #CE7B7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#973838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#973838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #973838

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##973838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##973838	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)

#504B37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685F36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A52539

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #973838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 56, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.128 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb736e',
    500: '#973838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #973838;
$custom-light: #bb736e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#973838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 45.894,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47472,
    "c": 0.1281,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#973838

secondary

#73B7B7

accent

#D6D652

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EDEC

border

#D1C8C7

text

#130807

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #973838

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

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