Information about #972A35 color

#972A35 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#972A35 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(151, 42, 53) — 59.2% red, 16.5% green, 20.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 43 / 38 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#972A35 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid warm red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Red Hot (#952B32). Slightly further away sit Flash Point (#932C31) and Guardsman Red (#952E31).

The recipe behind #972A35 is rgb(151, 42, 53), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. #972A35 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#972A35 color variations

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#972A35 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #972A35

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

Flash Point color link
Flash Point

#932C31

Chaos color link
Chaos

#922A31

Roadster color link
Roadster

#9F2C37

Pirate color link
Pirate

#902F37

AErchivist color link
AErchivist

#933232

Milano Red color link
Milano Red

#9E3332

Candy Floss color link
Candy Floss

#9F263D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#972A35
  • RGB151, 42, 53
  • CMYK0, 43, 38, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 42, 53)
  • HSL354°, 56%, 38%
  • HSL Precise353.945°, 56.477%, 37.843%
  • HSV354°, 72%, 59%
  • HSB354°, 72%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.165, 0.208)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.165, 0.208, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.165, 0.208)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID972A35
  • DECIMAL ID9906741
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01