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#972900 color: Dark Umber

#972900 is rgb(151, 41, 0) in RGB and oklch(45.074% 0.15187 36.709) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

45.1%
0.152
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-800
  • Black 41%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #972900

#972900 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 45.1% lightness, 0.152 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.98:1 contrast and black text 2.63:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dark Umber (#932904). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #972900 mixed with white

  1. 972900
  2. a44225
  3. b0573e
  4. bb6c56
  5. c6816d
  6. d19685
  7. dbab9c
  8. e5bfb5
  9. eed4cd
  10. f7eae6

Darker: #972900 mixed with black

  1. 972900
  2. 832200
  3. 6f1c00
  4. 5c1500
  5. 490f00
  6. 370900
  7. 260500
  8. 170200
  9. 080100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #972900 with less saturation

  1. 972900
  2. 913113
  3. 8c371e
  4. 863c28
  5. 804130
  6. 7a4537
  7. 73493d
  8. 6c4d44
  9. 65504a
  10. 5d5350

Questions about #972900

What color is #972900?

#972900 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Dark Umber. In RGB it is rgb(151, 41, 0), in HSL hsl(16.29, 100%, 29.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.074% 0.15187 36.709).

What colors go well with #972900?

The complementary color of #972900 is #006279. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #952247 and #804400. The triadic partners are #006a34 and #4347a7.

Is white or black text more readable on #972900?

White text reads better on #972900: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and black gives 2.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #972900 a warm or cool color?

#972900 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 45.1% and its chroma 0.152.