Palettes / Colors / #970218
#970218 — Vivid Red
#970218 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 #970218 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.
#970218 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 #029780; it also sits naturally between #970263 and #973602. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #970218 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 151, 2, 24 |
| HSL | 351°, 97%, 30% |
| HSV | 351°, 99%, 59% |
| CMYK | 0%, 99%, 84%, 41% |
| XYZ | 12.95, 6.69, 1.47 |
| Yxy | 6.69, 0.6134, 0.3168 |
| CIE-Lab | 31.09, 54.32, 33.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 25.86, 46.22, 13.83 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 59% · Green 1% · Blue 9%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 84% · Key 41%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #970218
.text { color: #970218; }
.background { background-color: #970218; }
.border { border: 3px solid #970218; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 2, 24); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 97%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #970218; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 2, 24, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #970218; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 2, 24, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#970218">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#970218">Div content here</div>
Shades of #970218
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Tones of #970218
Color harmonies
Complementary — #029780:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 8.98:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.34:1 Fails |
Best text color on #970218: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #970218
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 #970218: ·
How #970218 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 #970218 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 #970218?
#970218 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 151, 2, 24). Its closest standard named color is DarkRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #970218?
#970218 is RGB 151, 2, 24 — HSL 351°, 97%, 30% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 84%, 41%.
What colors go with #970218?
Its complement is #029780; analogous partners are #970263 and #973602. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #970218 for text?
White text on #970218 has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.34:1.