#971c09

Color #971c09

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 5.22 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#971c09

RGB

rgb(151, 28, 9)

HSL

hsl(8, 88.8%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8, 94%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 81.5%, 94%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(32.77, 48.9, 42.25)

LCH

lch(32.77, 64.62, 40.83)

OKLCH

oklch(43.9%, 0.1607, 31.51)

HWB

hwb(8, 3.5%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#098497

Analogous

#97093d

#971c09

#976309

Triadic

#971c09

#09971c

#1c0997

Split-complementary

#971c09

#099763

#093d97

Tetradic

#971c09

#849709

#098497

#1c0997

Square

#971c09

#3d9709

#098497

#630997

Shades

Color #971c09 mixed toward black.

#7e1707

#651306

#4c0e04

#320903

#190501

Tints

Color #971c09 mixed toward white.

#ce260c

#f23e23

#f56f5a

#f89f91

#fccfc8

Tones

Color #971c09 mixed toward gray.

#8b2515

#7f2d21

#74362d

#683f38

#5c4744

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.49:1

White text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#76750f · ΔE 41.6

Deuteranopia

#7b8111 · ΔE 45.9

Tritanopia

#941314 · ΔE 3.8

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: #971c09;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#971c09]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Frequently asked questions

#971c09 (#971c09) is rgb(151, 28, 9) in RGB.

No, #971c09 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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