What color is #973746?

#973746 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Shin Godzilla. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #973746?

The RGB value is 151, 55, 70: 151 red, 55 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #973746?

The complementary color is #379788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #973746?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#973746 color

#973746 rgb(151, 55, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #973746 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 21.6% green and 27.5% blue (151, 55, 70).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 47% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 54% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Shin Godzilla (#9A373F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#973746 color codes

HEX	`#973746`
RGB	`rgb(151, 55, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 21.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 47%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 64%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 54%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.4, 41.43, 12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.4, 43.26, 16.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.235, 9.756, 6.874)`
Decimal	`9910086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #973746, 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 #973746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#973746 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #973746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #973746; }
.text { color: #973746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #973746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 55 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #973746, #975837); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #973746?: #973746 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Shin Godzilla. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #973746?: The RGB value is 151, 55, 70: 151 red, 55 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #973746?: The complementary color is #379788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #973746?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.