What color is #973F45?

#973F45 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 #973F45?

The RGB value is 151, 63, 69: 151 red, 63 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #973F45?

The complementary color is #3F9791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #973F45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#973F45 color

#973F45 rgb(151, 63, 69)

Shades of red

The hex color #973F45 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 24.7% green and 27.1% blue (151, 63, 69).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 41% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 54% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Shin Godzilla (#9A373F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#973F45 color codes

HEX	`#973F45`
RGB	`rgb(151, 63, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 24.7%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 41%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 58%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 54%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.84, 37.47, 15.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.84, 40.37, 21.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.615, 10.566, 6.846)`
Decimal	`9912133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #973F45, 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 #973F45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#973F45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #973F45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #973f45; }
.text { color: #973f45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #973f45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 63 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #973f45, #97653f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Auburn.

Questions

What color is #973F45?: #973F45 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 #973F45?: The RGB value is 151, 63, 69: 151 red, 63 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #973F45?: The complementary color is #3F9791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #973F45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.