#971a09

Color #971a09

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 4.81 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#971a09

RGB

rgb(151, 26, 9)

HSL

hsl(7.2, 88.8%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.2, 94%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 82.8%, 94%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(32.57, 49.47, 42.12)

LCH

lch(32.57, 64.97, 40.41)

OKLCH

oklch(43.8%, 0.1619, 31.08)

HWB

hwb(7.2, 3.5%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#098697

Analogous

#97093f

#971a09

#976109

Triadic

#971a09

#09971a

#1a0997

Split-complementary

#971a09

#099761

#093f97

Tetradic

#971a09

#869709

#098697

#1a0997

Square

#971a09

#3f9709

#098697

#610997

Shades

Color #971a09 mixed toward black.

#7e1607

#651106

#4c0d04

#320903

#190401

Tints

Color #971a09 mixed toward white.

#ce240c

#f23c23

#f56d5a

#f89d91

#fccec8

Tones

Color #971a09 mixed toward gray.

#8b2315

#7f2c21

#74352d

#683e38

#5c4744

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.47:1

White text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#76750e · ΔE 42

Deuteranopia

#7b8110 · ΔE 46.2

Tritanopia

#941213 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 26.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #971a09;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#971a09]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#971a09 (#971a09) is rgb(151, 26, 9) in RGB.

No, #971a09 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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