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#972724 — Red

#972724 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #972724 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.

#972724 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 #259498; it also sits naturally between #98255B and #986225. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#972724 · RGB 151, 39, 36

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Color values

HEX#972724
RGB151, 39, 36
HSL2°, 61%, 37%
HSV2°, 76%, 59%
CMYK0%, 74%, 76%, 41%
XYZ13.81, 8.16, 2.52
Yxy8.16, 0.5640, 0.3332
CIE-Lab34.31, 45.99, 29.77
Hunter Lab28.56, 38.43, 13.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 15% · Blue 14%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 76% · Key 41%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #972724 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #972724 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #972724

.text { color: #972724; }
.background { background-color: #972724; }
.border { border: 3px solid #972724; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 39, 36); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(2, 61%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #972724; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 39, 36, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #972724; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 39, 36, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#972724">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#972724">Div content here</div>

Shades of #972724

#8C2522#7B211E#6F1E1B#631A18#561715#461311#390F0E#2D0C0B#1D0807#100404

Tints of #972724

#B12F2B#C93631#D24B46#D8635F#DE7B78#E38F8C#E9A7A5#EFBFBD#F5D7D6#FBEFEF

Tones of #972724

#8F312D#883835#7F403D#774746#6E4F4E#675656

Color harmonies

Complementary — #259498:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text7.98:1 AAA
Against black text2.63:1 Fails

Best text color on #972724: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #972724

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #972724: ·

How #972724 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #676525Deuteranopia · #6D7525Tritanopia · #912525

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:

Material Brown 500 · #795548Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #972724 rather than the exact color:

Ruby Summit
#972828 · #E45742 · #EB7F31 · #FCAD38
Palette 952323
#952323 · #A73121 · #DAD4B5 · #F2E8C6
Amber Saffron
#9C2524 · #DD6E7F · #47D3D4 · #CEF0EE
Wild Petal
#741F6F · #7F234F · #9C2526 · #885327
Modern Ruby Petal
#F0BEBD · #E89897 · #E07C7A · #942B29
Hidden Summit
#C74DD5 · #CA3185 · #9C2223 · #D69E5D

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#972828#952323#9C2524#9C2526#942B29#9C2223#95271D#9E2523#902424#9C2125#9E2A20#982B1C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #972723  ·  #972725 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #972724?

#972724 is Red, a red color (RGB 151, 39, 36). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #972724?

#972724 is RGB 151, 39, 36 — HSL 2°, 61%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 76%, 41%.

What colors go with #972724?

Its complement is #259498; analogous partners are #98255B and #986225. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #972724 for text?

White text on #972724 has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.63:1.