Information about #973F4F color
Basic facts about this digital color
#973F4F is a confidently colored red that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Erotic (#94414C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Plum Purple (#8F4155) and Pastel Maroon (#944547).
In RGB terms — rgb(151, 63, 79) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #973F4F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.1:1. #973F4F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#973F4F color variations
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#973F4F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#973F4F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#973F4F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#973F4F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#973F4F 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #973F4F color
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Nearest named colors to #973F4F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#94414C
#8F4155
#944547
#A23D54
#A34053
#8E3A59
#904947
#933D41
#A43F48
#A24857
#8C3F42
#893F45
#973F4F color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#973F4F
- RGB151, 63, 79
- CMYK0, 35, 28, 41
- CSSrgb(151, 63, 79)
- HSL349°, 41%, 42%
- HSL Precise349.091°, 41.121%, 41.961%
- HSV349°, 58%, 59%
- HSB349°, 58%, 59%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.247
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.310
- GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.247, 0.310)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.247, 0.310, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.247, 0.310)
- Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB24.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB31%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID973F4F
- DECIMAL ID9912143
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers35 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
