Information about #972431 color

#972431 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#972431 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 36, 49) — 59.2% red, 14.1% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 45 / 40 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#972431 is a vivid, lively red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Red Hot (#952B32). Slightly further away sit Scarlet Sage (#9D202F) and Chaos (#922A31).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(151, 36, 49)), which gives #972431 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. #972431 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#972431 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#972431 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#D96371

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White

#FFFFFF

#972431 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#791D28

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#5B161E

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Black

#000000

#972431 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#92444D

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Grey

#808080

#972431 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#732497

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#972431 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#256C98
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#259851
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#98256C
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#329825
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#253298
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#988A25
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#25988A
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#253298
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#6C9825
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#25988A
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#512598
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Nearest named colors to #972431

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Red Hot color link
Red Hot

#952B32

Scarlet Sage color link
Scarlet Sage

#9D202F

Chaos color link
Chaos

#922A31

Japanese Carmine color link
Japanese Carmine

#9D2933

Flash Point color link
Flash Point

#932C31

Royal Red color link
Royal Red

#9B1C31

Guardsman Red color link
Guardsman Red

#952E31

Vivid Burgundy color link
Vivid Burgundy

#9F1D35

Filmpro Deep Red color link
Filmpro Deep Red

#90243A

Srinivasan Crimson color link
Srinivasan Crimson

#A3252F

Roadster color link
Roadster

#9F2C37

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

#972431 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#972431
  • RGB151, 36, 49
  • CMYK0, 45, 40, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 36, 49)
  • HSL353°, 61%, 37%
  • HSL Precise353.217°, 61.497%, 36.667%
  • HSV353°, 76%, 59%
  • HSB353°, 76%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.141, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.141, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.141, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID972431
  • DECIMAL ID9905201
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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