#973940#973940

#973940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.126 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#973940
RGB	rgb(151, 57, 64)
HSL	hsl(356, 45%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 62%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 57.6%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.62, 39.98, 16.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.62, 43.26, 22.45°)
OKLab	oklab(47.77% 0.1195 0.0408)
OKLCH	oklch(47.77% 0.126 18.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.1524, 9.8777, 5.9582)
Luminance	0.0988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#973940 #399790

analogous

#97396F #973940 #976139

triadic

#973940 #409739 #394097

tetradic

#973940 #6F9739 #399790 #613997

square

#973940 #6F9739 #399790 #613997

split-complementary

#973940 #399761 #396F97

monochromatic

#3E171A #6B282D #973940 #BD5058 #CE7D83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#973940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#973940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #973940

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##973940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##973940	1.00	7.06	2.98	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504C40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68603E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A5283C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #973940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 57, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.126 18.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7474',
    500: '#973940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #973940;
$custom-light: #bb7474;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#973940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.532,
    "s": 45.192,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47772,
    "c": 0.12622,
    "h": 18.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#973940

secondary

#75B7B2

accent

#D5CB53

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F8EDED

border

#D1C8C8

text

#130808

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #973940

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

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