Information about #973E34 color

#973E34 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#973E34 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 62, 52) — 59.2% red, 24.3% green, 20.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 35 / 39 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#973E34 is a pleasantly vivid red that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Afterburner (#983D39). Nearby in the Register you will also find Persimmon Juice (#934337) and Chestnut (#954535).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 62, 52) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#973E34 color variations

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

#973E34 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 #973E34

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

Afterburner color link
Afterburner

#983D39

Chestnut color link
Chestnut

#954535

Tia Maria color link
Tia Maria

#97422D

Thunderbird color link
Thunderbird

#923830

Rock Spray color link
Rock Spray

#9D442D

Hot August color link
Hot August

#9A463B

Mojo color link
Mojo

#97463C

Whizz Bang color link
Whizz Bang

#A23A34

Embers color link
Embers

#8C3F30

Tandoori color link
Tandoori

#8D4532

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#973E34
  • RGB151, 62, 52
  • CMYK0, 35, 39, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 62, 52)
  • HSL6°, 49%, 40%
  • HSL Precise6.061°, 48.768%, 39.804%
  • HSV6°, 66%, 59%
  • HSB6°, 66%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.243, 0.204)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.243, 0.204, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.243, 0.204)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID973E34
  • DECIMAL ID9911860
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01