#9b1b09

Color #9b1b09

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 5.76 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9b1b09

RGB

rgb(155, 27, 9)

HSL

hsl(7.4, 89%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.4, 94.2%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 82.6%, 94.2%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(33.51, 50.41, 43.14)

LCH

lch(33.51, 66.35, 40.56)

OKLCH

oklch(44.6%, 0.1652, 31.18)

HWB

hwb(7.4, 3.5%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#09899b

Analogous

#9b0940

#9b1b09

#9b6409

Triadic

#9b1b09

#099b1b

#1b099b

Split-complementary

#9b1b09

#099b64

#09409b

Tetradic

#9b1b09

#899b09

#09899b

#1b099b

Square

#9b1b09

#409b09

#09899b

#64099b

Shades

Color #9b1b09 mixed toward black.

#811708

#671206

#4e0e05

#340903

#1a0502

Tints

Color #9b1b09 mixed toward white.

#d2250c

#f23e25

#f56f5c

#f99f92

#fccfc9

Tones

Color #9b1b09 mixed toward gray.

#8f2415

#832d21

#77372e

#6a403a

#5e4946

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.55:1

White text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79780f · ΔE 42.5

Deuteranopia

#7e8510 · ΔE 47.3

Tritanopia

#981313 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 26.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b1b09;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b1b09]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#9b1b09 (#9b1b09) is rgb(155, 27, 9) in RGB.

No, #9b1b09 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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