Recognised as Colour
#972C35
- #972C35
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#972C35 is a red with RGB values 151, 44, 53 and HSL 355°, 55%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#972C35#972C35
HEX#972C35
RGBrgb(151, 44, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.1725, 0.2078
RGB percentages59.2%, 17.3%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(355, 54.9%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355, 70.9%, 59.2%)
CMYK0%, 70.9%, 64.9%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,907,253
CSS custom property--colour: #972C35;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#68D3CA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C978E
Analogous#972C6B, #97582C
Triadic#35972C, #2C3597
Split complementary#2C9758, #2C6B97
Tetradic#6B972C, #2C978E, #582C97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R151
G44
B53
Red151 (59.2%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue354.95°
Saturation (HSL)54.87%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 97 · G 2C · B 35
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