#9c1909

Color #9c1909

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 5.79 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9c1909

RGB

rgb(156, 25, 9)

HSL

hsl(6.5, 89.1%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.5, 94.2%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 84%, 94.2%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(33.53, 51.24, 43.26)

LCH

lch(33.53, 67.06, 40.17)

OKLCH

oklch(44.7%, 0.1673, 30.76)

HWB

hwb(6.5, 3.5%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#098c9c

Analogous

#9c0943

#9c1909

#9c6309

Triadic

#9c1909

#099c19

#19099c

Split-complementary

#9c1909

#099c63

#09439c

Tetradic

#9c1909

#8c9c09

#098c9c

#19099c

Square

#9c1909

#439c09

#098c9c

#63099c

Shades

Color #9c1909 mixed toward black.

#821508

#681106

#4e0c05

#340803

#1a0402

Tints

Color #9c1909 mixed toward white.

#d3220c

#f23c26

#f66d5c

#f99d92

#fccec9

Tones

Color #9c1909 mixed toward gray.

#902315

#842c22

#77362e

#6b3f3a

#5f4946

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.56:1

White text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79790e · ΔE 43.4

Deuteranopia

#7f850f · ΔE 47.4

Tritanopia

#991112 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 26.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9c1909;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c1909]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#9c1909 (#9c1909) is rgb(156, 25, 9) in RGB.

No, #9c1909 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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