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#972B51 Raspberry Romantic

#972B51 is a dark, moderately saturated red named Raspberry Romantic. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 16.9% green and 31.8% blue (rgb(151, 43, 81)). Its HSL value is 339° hue, 56% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 46% yellow and 41% black. #972B51 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.55:1.

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Variations of #972B51

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#972B51 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#972B51 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #972B51 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 70% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #605C4E
  • Protanopia 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #434752
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #634351
  • Deuteranopia 70% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #605C4E
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #734F4F
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A41A3B
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9D2548
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #545454
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6A4C53

#972B51 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.55:1 Very good#972B51 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.78:1 Very poor#972B51 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#972B51 in CSS

/* Raspberry Romantic */
.color { color: #972B51; }
.background { background-color: #972B51; }
.border { border: 1px solid #972B51; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(151 43 81);
color: hsl(339 56% 38%);
color: oklch(0.465 0.146 3.4);

#972B51 FAQ

What color is #972B51?

#972B51 is a dark, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #972B51?

#972B51 is rgb(151, 43, 81) in RGB, hsl(339, 56%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 72%, 46%, 41%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #972B51?

The complementary color of #972B51 is #2B9771, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #972B51?

White text has the best contrast on #972B51: 7.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #972B51 a warm or cool color?

#972B51 is a warm color.