Information about #973037 color

#973037 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #973037 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(151, 48, 55) (59.2% red, 18.8% green, 21.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 40 / 38 / 41 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#973037 is a confidently colored earthy red that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Guardsman Red (#952E31). Its next-closest registered neighbors are AErchivist (#933232) and Pirate (#902F37).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 48, 55) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #973037 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#973037 color variations

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

#973037 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 #973037

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

AErchivist color link
AErchivist

#933232

Pirate color link
Pirate

#902F37

Red Hot color link
Red Hot

#952B32

Flash Point color link
Flash Point

#932C31

Roadster color link
Roadster

#9F2C37

Milano Red color link
Milano Red

#9E3332

Chaos color link
Chaos

#922A31

Well Read color link
Well Read

#8E3537

Thunderbird color link
Thunderbird

#923830

Afterburner color link
Afterburner

#983D39

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#973037
  • RGB151, 48, 55
  • CMYK0, 40, 38, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 48, 55)
  • HSL356°, 52%, 39%
  • HSL Precise355.922°, 51.759%, 39.02%
  • HSV356°, 68%, 59%
  • HSB356°, 68%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.188, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.188, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.188, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID973037
  • DECIMAL ID9908279
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01