#973C2B#973C2B

#973C2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.126 H 32.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#973C2B
RGB	rgb(151, 60, 43)
HSL	hsl(9, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(9, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 71.5%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.82, 37.11, 29.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.82, 47.48, 38.59°)
OKLab	oklab(47.81% 0.1065 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(47.81% 0.126 32.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.8159, 9.9874, 3.4326)
Luminance	0.0998 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#973C2B #2B8697

analogous

#972B50 #973C2B #97722B

triadic

#973C2B #2B973C #3C2B97

tetradic

#973C2B #50972B #2B8697 #722B97

square

#973C2B #50972B #2B8697 #722B97

split-complementary

#973C2B #2B9772 #2B5097

monochromatic

#381610 #67291D #973C2B #C74F39 #D47968

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#973C2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#973C2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #973C2B

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##973C2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##973C2B	1.00	7.01	3.00	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544D29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6028

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A62838

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #973c2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 60, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.126 32.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7565',
    500: '#973c2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #973c2b;
$custom-light: #bc7565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#973c2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.444,
    "s": 55.67,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47807,
    "c": 0.12624,
    "h": 32.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#973C2B

secondary

#63ADBB

accent

#C7DF49

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EDEB

border

#D1C8C6

text

#130805

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #973C2B

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

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