Information about #971212 color

#971212 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#971212 falls into the Red Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(151, 18, 18) — 59.2% red, 7.1% green, 7.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 52 / 52 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored warm red, #971212 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Spartan Crimson (#9E1316). Slightly further away sit Ruby Red (#9B111E) and Strawberry Jam (#8B171A).

The recipe behind #971212 is rgb(151, 18, 18), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #971212 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#971212 color variations

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

#971212 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 #971212

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

Ruby Red color link
Ruby Red

#9B111E

Red Wine color link
Red Wine

#990012

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Carmine color link
Carmine

#960018

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Cranberry color link
Cranberry

#9F000F

True Red color link
True Red

#8F1D21

Sangria color link
Sangria

#92000A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#971212
  • RGB151, 18, 18
  • CMYK0, 52, 52, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 18, 18)
  • HSL0°, 79%, 33%
  • HSL Precise0°, 78.698%, 33.137%
  • HSV0°, 88%, 59%
  • HSB0°, 88%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.071, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.071, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.071, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID971212
  • DECIMAL ID9900562
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01