#9c2a14

Color #9c2a14

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 9.08 Nearest Tailwind class orange-800 #9f2d00 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9c2a14

RGB

rgb(156, 42, 20)

HSL

hsl(9.7, 77.3%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.7, 87.2%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 87.2%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(35.55, 45.98, 40.06)

LCH

lch(35.55, 60.98, 41.06)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.1536, 32.83)

HWB

hwb(9.7, 7.8%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#14869c

Analogous

#9c1442

#9c2a14

#9c6e14

Triadic

#9c2a14

#149c2a

#2a149c

Split-complementary

#9c2a14

#149c6e

#14429c

Tetradic

#9c2a14

#869c14

#14869c

#2a149c

Square

#9c2a14

#429c14

#14869c

#6e149c

Shades

Color #9c2a14 mixed toward black.

#822311

#681c0d

#4e150a

#340e07

#1a0703

Tints

Color #9c2a14 mixed toward white.

#cd371a

#e6553a

#ec806b

#f2aa9c

#f9d5ce

Tones

Color #9c2a14 mixed toward gray.

#91321f

#85392b

#7a4136

#6f4941

#63504d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.75:1

White text reads better on this background (7.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7a1b · ΔE 40.5

Deuteranopia

#80861c · ΔE 44.8

Tritanopia

#991f20 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 26

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c2a14;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c2a14]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#9c2a14 (#9c2a14) is rgb(156, 42, 20) in RGB.

No, #9c2a14 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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