Information about #974E3F color

#974E3F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #974E3F belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(151, 78, 63) (59.2% red, 30.6% green, 24.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 29 / 35 / 41 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#974E3F presents itself as a confidently colored earthy red — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Vintage Rust (#965044). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Faded Spicy Red Brown (#9B533F) and Wild West (#9A5440).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 78, 63) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #974E3F: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #974E3F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#974E3F color variations

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

#974E3F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#974E3F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#974E3F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#974E3F 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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#974E3F 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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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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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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#4E3F97
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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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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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#5C973F
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#3F8897
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Nearest named colors to #974E3F

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

Vintage Rust color link
Vintage Rust

#965044

Faded Spicy Red Brown color link
Faded Spicy Red Brown

#9B533F

Wild West color link
Wild West

#9A5440

Fusion color link
Fusion

#98463E

Krakatoa color link
Krakatoa

#9D523B

Mojo color link
Mojo

#97463C

Cognac color link
Cognac

#9A463D

Copper Fire color link
Copper Fire

#925345

Burnished Orange color link
Burnished Orange

#92543A

Hot August color link
Hot August

#9A463B

Polished Brown color link
Polished Brown

#985538

El Salva color link
El Salva

#8F4E45

#974E3F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#974E3F
  • RGB151, 78, 63
  • CMYK0, 29, 35, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 78, 63)
  • HSL10°, 41%, 42%
  • HSL Precise10.227°, 41.121%, 41.961%
  • HSV10°, 58%, 59%
  • HSB10°, 58%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.306, 0.247)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.306, 0.247, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.306, 0.247)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID974E3F
  • DECIMAL ID9915967
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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