What color is #9E1212?

#9E1212 is a dark, moderate red known as Heavy Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Heavy Red?

The RGB value is 158, 18, 18: 158 red, 18 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Heavy Red?

The complementary color is #129E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E1212?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Heavy Red color: hex code #9E1212

#9E1212 rgb(158, 18, 18)

Shades of red

Heavy Red has the hex code #9E1212. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 7.1% green and 7.1% blue (158, 18, 18).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 80% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 89% yellow and 38% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

Heavy Red (#9E1212) color codes

HEX	`#9E1212`
RGB	`rgb(158, 18, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 7.1%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 80%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 89%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 89%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.45, 53.57, 39.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.45, 66.53, 36.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.428, 7.748, 1.308)`
Decimal	`10359314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Heavy 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 #9E1212	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9E1212 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #9E1212 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e1212; }
.text { color: #9e1212; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e1212; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 18 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e1212, #9e5812); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carmine.

See #9E1212 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9E1212?: #9E1212 is a dark, moderate red known as Heavy Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Heavy Red?: The RGB value is 158, 18, 18: 158 red, 18 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Heavy Red?: The complementary color is #129E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E1212?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.