Palettes / Colors / #970205
#970205 — Vivid Red
#970205 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color DarkRed (#8B0000). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkred (#8B0000) — not an exact match. CSS darkred gives you #8B0000, a different color; use #970205 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#970205 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #029794; it also sits naturally between #97024F and #974A02. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #970205 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 151, 2, 5 |
| HSL | 359°, 97%, 30% |
| HSV | 359°, 99%, 59% |
| CMYK | 0%, 99%, 97%, 41% |
| XYZ | 12.81, 6.63, 0.75 |
| Yxy | 6.63, 0.6344, 0.3285 |
| CIE-Lab | 30.96, 53.96, 42.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 25.76, 45.81, 15.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 59% · Green 1% · Blue 2%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 97% · Key 41%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #970205
.text { color: #970205; }
.background { background-color: #970205; }
.border { border: 3px solid #970205; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 2, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 97%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #970205; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 2, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #970205; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 2, 5, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#970205">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#970205">Div content here</div>
Shades of #970205
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Tones of #970205
Color harmonies
Complementary — #029794:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 9.03:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.33:1 Fails |
Best text color on #970205: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #970205
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #970205: ·
How #970205 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #970205 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #970205?
#970205 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 151, 2, 5). Its closest standard named color is DarkRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #970205?
#970205 is RGB 151, 2, 5 — HSL 359°, 97%, 30% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 97%, 41%.
What colors go with #970205?
Its complement is #029794; analogous partners are #97024F and #974A02. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #970205 for text?
White text on #970205 has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.33:1.