#973E2B#973E2B

#973E2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.124 H 33.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#973E2B
RGB	rgb(151, 62, 43)
HSL	hsl(11, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(11, 72%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.9%, 71.5%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.20, 36.11, 30.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.20, 46.98, 39.77°)
OKLab	oklab(48.1% 0.1034 0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(48.1% 0.124 33.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.9226, 10.2009, 3.4682)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#973E2B #2B8497

analogous

#972B4E #973E2B #97742B

triadic

#973E2B #2B973E #3E2B97

tetradic

#973E2B #4E972B #2B8497 #742B97

square

#973E2B #4E972B #2B8497 #742B97

split-complementary

#973E2B #2B9774 #2B4E97

monochromatic

#381710 #672A1D #973E2B #C75239 #D47B68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#973E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#973E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #973E2B

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##973E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##973E2B	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564E29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6129

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A62B3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #973e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 62, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.124 33.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7665',
    500: '#973e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #973e2b;
$custom-light: #bc7665;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#973e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.556,
    "s": 55.67,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48095,
    "c": 0.12417,
    "h": 33.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#973E2B

secondary

#63ABBB

accent

#C5DF49

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F8EDEB

border

#D1C8C6

text

#130905

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #973E2B

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

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