#97544D

Closest named color: Light Maroon (#A24857). oklch(52.3% 0.09 26.9), rgb(151, 84, 77).

White text reads best on this color (5.68:1).

About this color

#97544D is a medium-dark, moderately saturated red. In OKLCH its lightness is 52%, its chroma 0.090 and its hue 27°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Maroon (#A24857), ΔE 0.040 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.68:1.

Hue family	Reds
Lightness	medium-dark (52%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.090)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Light Maroon (#A24857)
Black text	3.69:1
White text	5.68:1

Values

HEX	#97544D
RGB	rgb(151, 84, 77)
HSL	hsl(6, 32%, 45%)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.09 26.9)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #97544D	5.68:1	AA	Lc -83.5	Fine for body text
Black text on #97544D	3.69:1	AA large text	Lc 25.9	Dividers and decoration only
#97544D text on white	5.68:1	AA	Lc 78.2	Fine for body text
#97544D text on black	3.69:1	AA large text	Lc -23.6	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.

Step 50
50

#F9F4F3

oklch(97.1% 0.006 31.1)
Step 100
100

#F2E7E5

oklch(93.6% 0.012 29.9)
Step 200
200

#E9D3D1

oklch(88.4% 0.025 23.9)
Step 300
300

#DCB6B2

oklch(80.9% 0.044 25.1)
Step 400
400

#C99089

oklch(70.7% 0.071 26.8)
Step 500
500

#BA746C

oklch(63.2% 0.09 26.9)
Step 600
600

#A55C54

oklch(55.7% 0.097 27.2)
Step 700
700 (this color)

#97544D

oklch(52.3% 0.09 26.9)
Step 800
800

#733E38

oklch(42.8% 0.075 27.4)
Step 900
900

#5D3531

oklch(37.7% 0.058 26.3)
Step 950
950

#371F1D

oklch(27% 0.038 25)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#97544D with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#635E4C	0.093
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#746C4C	0.086
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A34A52	0.033
Achromatopsia (no color)	#676767	0.091