What color is #9D2626?

#9D2626 is a moderate red known as Rustic Rouge. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rustic Rouge?

The RGB value is 157, 38, 38: 157 red, 38 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rustic Rouge?

The complementary color is #269D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D2626?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rustic Rouge color: hex code #9D2626

#9D2626 rgb(157, 38, 38)

Shades of red

Rustic Rouge has the hex code #9D2626. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 14.9% green and 14.9% blue (157, 38, 38).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 61% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 76% yellow and 38% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

Rustic Rouge (#9D2626) color codes

HEX	`#9D2626`
RGB	`rgb(157, 38, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 14.9%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 61%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 76%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 76%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.39, 48.37, 30.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.39, 56.98, 31.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.949, 8.697, 2.725)`
Decimal	`10298918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rustic Rouge, 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 #9D2626	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9D2626 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #9D2626 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d2626; }
.text { color: #9d2626; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d2626; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 38 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d2626, #9d6226); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9D2626 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9D2626?: #9D2626 is a moderate red known as Rustic Rouge. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rustic Rouge?: The RGB value is 157, 38, 38: 157 red, 38 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rustic Rouge?: The complementary color is #269D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D2626?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.