What color is #9B1414?

#9B1414 is a dark, moderate red known as Bleeding Crimson. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bleeding Crimson?

The RGB value is 155, 20, 20: 155 red, 20 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bleeding Crimson?

The complementary color is #149B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B1414?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bleeding Crimson color: hex code #9B1414

#9B1414 rgb(155, 20, 20)

Shades of red

Bleeding Crimson has the hex code #9B1414. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 7.8% green and 7.8% blue (155, 20, 20).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 77% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 87% yellow and 39% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

Bleeding Crimson (#9B1414) color codes

HEX	`#9B1414`
RGB	`rgb(155, 20, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 7.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 77%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 87%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 87%, 87%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.97, 52.34, 37.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.97, 64.55, 35.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.896, 7.522, 1.382)`
Decimal	`10163220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bleeding Crimson, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9B1414	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9B1414 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9B1414 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b1414; }
.text { color: #9b1414; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b1414; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 20 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b1414, #9b5814); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carmine.

See #9B1414 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9B1414?: #9B1414 is a dark, moderate red known as Bleeding Crimson. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bleeding Crimson?: The RGB value is 155, 20, 20: 155 red, 20 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bleeding Crimson?: The complementary color is #149B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B1414?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.