What color is #97224D?

#97224D is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97224D?

The RGB value is 151, 34, 77: 151 red, 34 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97224D?

The complementary color is #22976C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97224D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97224D color

#97224D rgb(151, 34, 77)

Shades of red

The hex color #97224D is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 13.3% green and 30.2% blue (151, 34, 77).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 63% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 49% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Raspberry Romantic (#972B51), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#97224D color codes

HEX	`#97224D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 34, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 13.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 63%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 77%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 49%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.52, 50.47, 3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.52, 50.62, 4.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.675, 8.261, 7.842)`
Decimal	`9904717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97224D, 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 #97224D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#97224D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #97224D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97224d; }
.text { color: #97224d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97224d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 34 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97224d, #973222); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #97224D?: #97224D is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97224D?: The RGB value is 151, 34, 77: 151 red, 34 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97224D?: The complementary color is #22976C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97224D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.