What color is #9F0000?

#9F0000 is a dark, vivid red known as Cacodemon Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cacodemon Red?

The RGB value is 159, 0, 0: 159 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cacodemon Red?

The complementary color is #009F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F0000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cacodemon Red color: hex code #9F0000

#9F0000 rgb(159, 0, 0)

Shades of red

Cacodemon Red has the hex code #9F0000. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 0% green and 0% blue (159, 0, 0).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 38% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

Cacodemon Red (#9F0000) color codes

HEX	`#9F0000`
RGB	`rgb(159, 0, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 0%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 100%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.64, 56.27, 46.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.64, 73.12, 39.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.3, 7.373, 0.67)`
Decimal	`10420224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cacodemon Red, 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 #9F0000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9F0000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #9F0000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f0000; }
.text { color: #9f0000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f0000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 0 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f0000, #9f5000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Red.

See #9F0000 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9F0000?: #9F0000 is a dark, vivid red known as Cacodemon Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cacodemon Red?: The RGB value is 159, 0, 0: 159 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cacodemon Red?: The complementary color is #009F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F0000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.