Palettes / Colors / #972828

#972828 — Red

#972828 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

#972828 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #289595; it also sits naturally between #95285E and #955E28. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 16% · Blue 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #972828

.text { color: #972828; }
.background { background-color: #972828; }
.border { border: 3px solid #972828; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 40, 40); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 58%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #972828; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 40, 40, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #972828; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 40, 40, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#972828">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#972828">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #289595:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #972828: #FFFFFF.

How #972828 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 #972828

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #972828?

#972828 is Red, a red color (RGB 151, 40, 40). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #972828?

#972828 is RGB 151, 40, 40 — HSL 0°, 58%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 74%, 41%.

What colors go with #972828?

Its complement is #289595; analogous partners are #95285E and #955E28. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #972828 for text?

White text on #972828 has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.65:1.