#973B2B#973B2B
#973B2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.127 H 32.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #973B2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 59, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 56%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 72%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 71.5%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.63, 37.60, 29.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.63, 47.73, 38.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.67% 0.108 0.0674) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.67% 0.127 32) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7640, 9.8836, 3.4153) |
| Luminance | 0.0988 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.22
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.49
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.85
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 4.94
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.14
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#973B2B #2B8797
analogous
#972B51 #973B2B #97712B
triadic
#973B2B #2B973B #3B2B97
tetradic
#973B2B #51972B #2B8797 #712B97
square
#973B2B #51972B #2B8797 #712B97
split-complementary
#973B2B #2B9771 #2B5197
monochromatic
#381610 #67281D #973B2B #C74E39 #D47868
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.06
#973B2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.98
#973B2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #973B2B
7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##973B2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##973B2B | 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)
#544C29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B6028
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A62738
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #973b2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 59, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.127 32.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc7565',
500: '#973b2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #973b2b; $custom-light: #bc7565; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#973b2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 59,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.889,
"s": 55.67,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47665,
"c": 0.12728,
"h": 32
},
"luminance": 0.09882
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#973B2B
secondary
#63AEBB
accent
#C9DF49
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F8EDEB
border
#D1C8C6
text
#130805
muted
#827B7A