What color is #9E003A?

#9E003A is a dark, vivid rose known as Cranberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cranberry?

The RGB value is 158, 0, 58: 158 red, 0 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cranberry?

The complementary color is #009E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E003A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cranberry color: hex code #9E003A

#9E003A rgb(158, 0, 58)

Shades of red

Cranberry has the hex code #9E003A. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 0% green and 22.7% blue (158, 0, 58).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 100% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 63% yellow and 38% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

Cranberry (#9E003A) color codes

HEX	`#9E003A`
RGB	`rgb(158, 0, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 0%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 100%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 100%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 63%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.09, 57.82, 14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.09, 59.62, 14.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.866, 7.577, 4.682)`
Decimal	`10354746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cranberry, 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 #9E003A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9E003A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #9E003A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e003a; }
.text { color: #9e003a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e003a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 0 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e003a, #9e1500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

See #9E003A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9E003A?: #9E003A is a dark, vivid rose known as Cranberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cranberry?: The RGB value is 158, 0, 58: 158 red, 0 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cranberry?: The complementary color is #009E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E003A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.