Colour

#970D00

#970D00
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark red

#970D00 is a red with RGB values 151, 13, 0 and HSL 5°, 100%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark red.

Colour values

#970D00#970D00

HEX#970D00

RGBrgb(151, 13, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.051, 0

RGB percentages59.2%, 5.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(5.2, 100%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.2, 100%, 59.2%)

CMYK0%, 91.4%, 100%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,899,264

CSS custom property--colour: #970D00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.85:1

Contrast with white8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#68F2FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#403700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#605400no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original

Tritanopia#A7000Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark red · ΔE 5.2 Maroon · ΔE 10.1 Firebrick · ΔE 11.3 Brown · ΔE 15.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 26.8 Crimson · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark red (#8B0000)ΔE 5.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#008A97

Analogous#97003E, #975900

Triadic#00970D, #0D0097

Split complementary#009758, #003F97

Tetradic#3F9700, #008A97, #580097

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF7164

Lighter +30%#FF4331

Lighter +20%#FD1600

Lighter +10%#CA1100

Darker −10%#640900

Darker −20%#310400

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#970D00

Less saturated −25%#841D13

Channel breakdown

R151

G13

Red151 (59.2%)

Green13 (5.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue5.17°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness29.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 97 · G 0D · B 00

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