What color is #972E49?

#972E49 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Vampirella. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #972E49?

The RGB value is 151, 46, 73: 151 red, 46 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #972E49?

The complementary color is #2E977C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #972E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#972E49 color

#972E49 rgb(151, 46, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #972E49 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 18% green and 28.6% blue (151, 46, 73).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 53% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 52% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vampirella (#9B2848), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#972E49 color codes

HEX	`#972E49`
RGB	`rgb(151, 46, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 18%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 53%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 70%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 52%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.02, 45.66, 8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.02, 46.46, 10.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.943, 9.016, 7.255)`
Decimal	`9907785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #972E49, 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 #972E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#972E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #972E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #972e49; }
.text { color: #972e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #972e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 46 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #972e49, #97472e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #972E49?: #972E49 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Vampirella. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #972E49?: The RGB value is 151, 46, 73: 151 red, 46 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #972E49?: The complementary color is #2E977C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #972E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.