What color is #973A48?

#973A48 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Eternal Flame. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #973A48?

The RGB value is 151, 58, 72: 151 red, 58 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #973A48?

The complementary color is #3A9789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #973A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#973A48 color

#973A48 rgb(151, 58, 72)

Shades of red

The hex color #973A48 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 22.7% green and 28.2% blue (151, 58, 72).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 44% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 52% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Flame (#A13F49), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#973A48 color codes

HEX	`#973A48`
RGB	`rgb(151, 58, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 22.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 44%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 62%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 52%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.98, 40.2, 11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.98, 41.94, 16.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.446, 10.075, 7.261)`
Decimal	`9910856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #973A48, 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 #973A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#973A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #973A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #973a48; }
.text { color: #973a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #973a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 58 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #973a48, #975b3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #973A48?: #973A48 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Eternal Flame. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #973A48?: The RGB value is 151, 58, 72: 151 red, 58 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #973A48?: The complementary color is #3A9789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #973A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.