Information about #971B2A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #971B2A is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 27, 42) — 59.2% red, 10.6% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 49 / 43 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively red, #971B2A 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 a hair away from Royal Red (#9B1C31). Slightly further away sit Scarlet Sage (#9D202F) and Rosy Red (#A11A2E).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 27, 42) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. #971B2A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#971B2A color variations

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

#971B2A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#971B2A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#791521

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Black

#000000

#971B2A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#971B2A 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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#971B2A 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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#1B6898
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#1B984B
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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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#981B68
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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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#29981B
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#1B2998
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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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#98891B
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#1B9889
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#1B2998
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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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#68981B
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#1B9889
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#4B1B98
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Nearest named colors to #971B2A

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

Royal Red color link
Royal Red

#9B1C31

Scarlet Sage color link
Scarlet Sage

#9D202F

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

True Red color link
True Red

#8F1D21

Vivid Burgundy color link
Vivid Burgundy

#9F1D35

Vivid Auburn color link
Vivid Auburn

#922724

Ruby Red color link
Ruby Red

#9B111E

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Srinivasan Crimson color link
Srinivasan Crimson

#A3252F

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Chaos color link
Chaos

#922A31

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

#971B2A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#971B2A
  • RGB151, 27, 42
  • CMYK0, 49, 43, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 27, 42)
  • HSL353°, 70%, 35%
  • HSL Precise352.742°, 69.663%, 34.902%
  • HSV353°, 82%, 59%
  • HSB353°, 82%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.106, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.106, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.106, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID971B2A
  • DECIMAL ID9902890
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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