Palettes / Colors / #970C07
#970C07 — Vivid Red
#970C07 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 #970C07 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.
#970C07 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 #079297; it also sits naturally between #97074A and #975407. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #970C07 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 151, 12, 7 |
| HSL | 2°, 91%, 31% |
| HSV | 2°, 95%, 59% |
| CMYK | 0%, 92%, 95%, 41% |
| XYZ | 12.93, 6.86, 0.84 |
| Yxy | 6.86, 0.6268, 0.3324 |
| CIE-Lab | 31.48, 52.51, 42.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 26.19, 44.42, 15.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 59% · Green 5% · Blue 3%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 95% · Key 41%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #970C07
.text { color: #970C07; }
.background { background-color: #970C07; }
.border { border: 3px solid #970C07; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 12, 7); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 91%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #970C07; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 12, 7, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #970C07; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 12, 7, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#970C07">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#970C07">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #079297:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 8.86:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.37:1 Fails |
Best text color on #970C07: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #970C07
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 #970C07: ·
How #970C07 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 #970C07 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 #970C07?
#970C07 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 151, 12, 7). Its closest standard named color is DarkRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #970C07?
#970C07 is RGB 151, 12, 7 — HSL 2°, 91%, 31% — CMYK 0%, 92%, 95%, 41%.
What colors go with #970C07?
Its complement is #079297; analogous partners are #97074A and #975407. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #970C07 for text?
White text on #970C07 has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.37:1.