What color is #972B51?

#972B51 is a moderate rose known as Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Raspberry Romantic?

The RGB value is 151, 43, 81: 151 red, 43 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Raspberry Romantic?

The complementary color is #2B9771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #972B51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Raspberry Romantic color: hex code #972B51

#972B51 rgb(151, 43, 81)

Shades of red

Raspberry Romantic has the hex code #972B51. It is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 16.9% green and 31.8% blue (151, 43, 81).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 56% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 46% yellow and 41% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

Raspberry Romantic (#972B51) color codes

HEX	`#972B51`
RGB	`rgb(151, 43, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 16.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 56%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 72%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 46%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.8, 47.61, 3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.8, 47.72, 3.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.113, 8.903, 8.706)`
Decimal	`9907025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Raspberry Romantic, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #972B51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#972B51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #972B51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #972b51; }
.text { color: #972b51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #972b51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 43 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #972b51, #973b2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

See #972B51 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #972B51?: #972B51 is a moderate rose known as Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Raspberry Romantic?: The RGB value is 151, 43, 81: 151 red, 43 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Raspberry Romantic?: The complementary color is #2B9771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #972B51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.