#997272#997272

#997272 is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.050 H 18.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997272
RGB	rgb(153, 114, 114)
HSL	hsl(0, 16%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(0, 25%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 25.5%, 25.5%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.86, 15.37, 6.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.86, 16.50, 21.35°)
OKLab	oklab(59.09% 0.0469 0.0158)
OKLCH	oklch(59.09% 0.05 18.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.1918, 20.0229, 18.6122)
Luminance	0.2002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997272 #729999

analogous

#997286 #997272 #998672

triadic

#997272 #729972 #727299

tetradic

#997272 #869972 #729999 #867299

square

#997272 #869972 #729999 #867299

split-complementary

#997272 #729986 #728699

monochromatic

#543D3D #775656 #997272 #B39696 #CCB9B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#997272 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#997272 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997272

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997272	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997272	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#797772

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827E71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A16E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997272;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 114, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.050 18.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b89a9a',
    500: '#997272',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997272;
$custom-light: #b89a9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997272",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 16.049,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59088,
    "c": 0.04951,
    "h": 18.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997272

secondary

#ABBCBC

accent

#B9B96F

background

#FBF9F9

surface

#F6F2F2

border

#D0CCCC

text

#110E0E

muted

#807E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #997272

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

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